Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Numbers 24:23

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 571, footnote 5 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Irenæus (HTML)

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus (HTML)

XV. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 4822 (In-Text, Margin)

When, in times of old, Balaam spake these things in parables, he was not acknowledged; and now, when Christ has appeared and fulfilled them, He was not believed. Wherefore [Balaam], foreseeing this, and wondering at it, exclaimed, “Alas! alas! who shall live when God brings these things to pass?”[Numbers 24:23]

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