Homilies on Numbers, Homilia XVIII

Origen of Alexandria · c. 240–245 · Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) · Original English Translation

Contents3 passages

1Balak’s anger; fourth prophecy
2A star out of Jacob
3Dominion promised

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Origen’s Homilia XVIII 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 XVIII. Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XVIII §§1–3 (closeout).

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

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Balak’s anger; fourth prophecy§1

1 Fourth prophecy. Balak strikes his hands in anger: I called you to curse, and you have blessed; flee to your place.

Latin · §1

Quarta prophetia. Balac iratus plaudit manibus: maledicere vocavi te et benedixisti. Fuge in locum tuum.

A star out of Jacob§2

2 A star shall rise out of Jacob, a rod out of Israel — Christ the morning star prefigured.

Latin · §2

Orietur stella ex Iacob et consurget virga de Israel. Christus stella matutina praefiguratur.

Dominion promised§3

3He shall strike Moab’s princes; dominion shall be his. Glory to Christ the king forever. Amen.

Latin · §3

Percutiet principes Moab; erit dominatus. Gloria regi Christo in saecula. Amen.

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