Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Esther 6:13

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 366, footnote 3 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 888 (In-Text, Margin)

... her righteous husband:— Curse God. But Job rejected her counsel. King Asa also conquered the Accursed-of-life, when he wished to come in against him, through his mother. For Asa knew his craftiness and removed his mother from her high estate, and cut in pieces her idol and cast it down. John was greater than all the prophets, yet Herod slew him because of the dancing of a daughter of Eve. Haman was wealthy and third in honour from the King, yet his wife counselled him to destroy the Jews.[Esther 6:13] Zimri was head of the tribe of Simeon, yet Cozbi, daughter of the chiefs of Midian, overthrew him, and because of one woman twenty-four thousand of Israel fell in one day.