Numbers 24:17

• §528Paragraph 3 · The Mysteries of Christ's LifeRead at vatican.va

  “…to pay homage to the king of the Jews shows that they seek in Israel, in the messianic light of the star of David, the one who will be king of the nations.” — Catechism footnote: Cf Mt 2:2; Num 24:17-19; Rev 22:16.

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus I.59Book I

  “…birth of Jesus there is a prophecy of Balaam recorded by Moses to this effect: “There shall arise a star out of Jacob, and a man shall rise up out of Israel.”” — editor's note: Cf. Num. xxiv. 17 (Septuag.).

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• Origen, Against Celsus I.60Book I

  “…and finding among them the prophecy about the star, and the words, “I shall show him to him, but not now; I deem him happy, although he will not be near,” they conjectured that the man whose appearance had been foretold along with that of the star, had actually come into the world; and having predetermined that…” — editor's note: Cf. Num. xxiv. 17 (Septuag.).

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Irenaeus of Lyons

• Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.9Book III

  “…of [the house of] David, and Emmanuel; whose star also Balaam thus prophesied: “There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a leader shall rise in Israel.”” — editor's note: Num. xxiv. 17.

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Eusebius of Caesarea

• Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History IV.6Book IV

  “The leader of the Jews at this time was a man by the name of Barcocheba (which signifies a star), who possessed the character of a robber and a murderer, but nevertheless, relying upon his name, boasted to them, as if they were…” — editor's note: Heb. בר כוכבא, Bar-Cochba, which signifies “Son of a star” (cf. Num. xxiv. 17). After his defeat the Jews gave him the name בר כוזיבא, Bar-Coziba, which means…

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Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 106

  “And that He should arise like a star from the seed of Abraham, Moses showed beforehand when he thus said, ‘A star shall arise from Jacob, and a leader from Israel;’ and another Scripture says, ‘Behold a man; the East is His name.’” — editor's note: Num. xxiv. 17.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5Book I

  “He lies in swaddling-clothes, but shines amid the stars; the cradle shows His birth, the stars His dominion; it is the flesh that is wrapped in clothes, the Godhead that receives the ministry of angels.” — editor's note: Rev. i. 16; xxii. 16: S. Matt. ii. Cf. Num. xxiv. 17.

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 77

  “Why was it, she inquired, that single tribes were differently associated in this passage and in that, how came it that the soothsayer Balaam in prophesying of the future mysteries of Christ spoke more plainly of Him than almost any other prophet?” — editor's note: Nu. xxiv. 15–19.

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Ephrem the Syrian

• Ephrem the Syrian, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 1

  “Lo! from Jacob shone the Star, and from Israel rose the Head.” — editor's note: Num. xxiv. 17.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation of the Word §32

  “…truth, with reference to the Saviour’s becoming man, having estimated what was said as important, and assured of its truth, set it down in these words: “There shall rise a star out of Jacob, and a man out of Israel, and he shall break in pieces the captains of Moab.”” — editor's note: Num. xxiv. 5–17.

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Catena Aurea on Matthew

• Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew

  “Another and more probable opinion is, that they were descendants of Balaam, who having his prophecy, “There shall rise a Star out of Jacob,” [Num 24:17] as soon as they saw the star, would know that a King was born.” — the author cites it

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Leo the Great

• Leo the Great, Sermons Sermon 34

  “…was predicted of old and by constant repetition spread abroad: “A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise out of Israel, and shall rule the nations.”” — editor's note: Numb. xxiv. 17: cf. Serm. XXXI. chap 2, above.

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.11Book II

  “Also in Numbers: “A Star shall arise out of Jacob, and a man shall rise up from Israel.”” — editor's note: Num. xxiv. 17.

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• Psalm 146:8

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Isaiah 61:2

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.11.

• Daniel 4:17

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Daniel 4:22

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Daniel 4:25

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Daniel 4:28

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Hosea 14:5

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Micah 5:2

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Zechariah 6:12

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 106.

• Matthew 2:1

  Cited together in Catechism §528 and 1 other place.

• Matthew 2:2

  Cited together in Catechism §528 and 1 other place.

• Matthew 2:4

  Cited together in Catechism §528.

• Matthew 2:5

  Cited together in Catechism §528.

• Matthew 2:6

  Cited together in Catechism §528.

• Matthew 2:10

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Luke 22:43

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• John 4:24

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Acts 7:38

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Romans 3:2

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Romans 12:15

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• 2 Corinthians 3:17

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Philippians 2:7

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• 1 John 4:3

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 34.

• Revelation 1:16

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.

• Revelation 22:16

  Cited together in Catechism §528 and 1 other place.