Ecclesiastes 1:6 (WEB)
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
Fathers and councils · 2
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VI.35Book VI
“…demons, or perhaps it arises from misunderstanding the preacher, when he says: “The wind goeth in a circle of circles, and returneth again upon its circles.”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 6. (literally rendered). [Modern science demonstrates this physical truth.]
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Basil the Great
“Thus in the language of Ecclesiastes, “All the waters run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.”” — editor's note: Eccl. i. 6, 7.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 4.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 4.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 4.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 4.