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Homilies on Numbers, Homilia XVII · §2

Spirit of God upon Balaam

The Spirit of God came upon Balaam. He saw Israel camped by tribes and took up his parable.

Latin

Spiritus Dei factus est super Balaam. Vidit Israel habitantem per tribus; assumentes parabolam dixit.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia XVII on Numbers (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–3.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XVII. Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XVII §§1–3 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia XVII §§1–3)

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