1 Kings 19:18 (WEB)
Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
Fathers and councils · 7
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“…Romans, where the apostle adduces an instance from the third book of Kings, saying, “I have left me seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal;” which expression Paul understood as figuratively spoken of those who are called Israelites according to the election, in order to show that the advent of…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 4; cf. 1 Kings xix. 18.
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“We must note, then, the expression in the Epistle to the Romans, “I have left to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal,” quoted from the third book of Kings, which Paul has understood as equivalent (in meaning) to those who are Israelites according to election, because not only…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 4; cf. 1 Kings xix. 18. [3 Kings according to the Septuagint and Vulgate enumeration. S.]
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Justin Martyr
“And He answers him: ‘I have still seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’” — editor's note: 1 Kings xix. 14, 18.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…shall be no bad man.…Lastly, those seven thousand of whom reply was made to Elias, “I have left me seven thousand men that have not bowed knees before Baal,” far exceed that number of fishes.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xix. 18.
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John Chrysostom
“And if thou knowest not of them, it is nothing marvellous, since Elias too supposed he was alone, but was told, “I have left unto myself seven thousand men.”” — editor's note: 1 Kings xix. 18; Rom. xi. 4.
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Ambrose of Milan
“In hundreds also and in thousands the observation of the sacred number is by no means passed over, for not without a meaning did the Lord say: “I have left the seven thousand men, who have not bent their knees before Baal.”” — editor's note: 1 [3] Kings xix. 18.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“And again, I have left me seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal?” — editor's note: 1 Kings xix. 18; Rom. xi. 4.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 39.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 39.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.