Philo Judaeus, De Migratione Abrahami, ed. Paul Wendland, 169

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[169] τοῦτο δέ ἐστι τοιοῦτον· ἀνάβηθι, ὦ ψυχή, πρὸς τὴν τοῦ ὄντος θέαν εὐαρμόστως, λογικῶς, ἑκουσίως, ἀφόβως, ἀγαπητικῶς, ἐν ἀριθμοῖς ἁγίοις καὶ τελείοις ἑβδομάδος δεκαπλασασθείσης. Ἀαρὼν μὲν γὰρ προφήτης λέγεται Μωυσέως ἐν τοῖς νόμοις,
ὁ γεγωνὸς λόγος προφητεύων διανοίᾳ, Ναδὰβ δὲ ἑκούσιος ἑρμηνεύεται, ὁ μὴ ἀνάγκῃ τιμῶν τὸ θεῖον, καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ πατήρ μου· οὗτος ὁ μὴ δι’ ἀφροσύνην δεσπότου μᾶλλον ἢ πατρὸς διὰ φρόνησιν ἄρχοντος θεοῦ δεόμενος.

De Migratione Abrahami. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Migratione Abrahami (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)

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On the Migration of Abraham First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 169 focus

[169] And the meaning of this injunction is as follows, "Go up, O soul, to the view of the living God, in an orderly manner, rationally, voluntarily, fearlessly, lovingly, in the holy and perfect numbers of seven multiplied tenfold." For Aaron is described in the law as the prophet of Moses, being loudly uttered speech prophesying to the mind. And Nadab is interpreted "voluntary," that is to say, the man who honours the ¹² Deity without compulsion; and the interpretation of the name Abihu is, "my father." This man is one who has not need of a master by reason of his folly, more than of a father by reason of his wisdom, namely such a father as God the ruler of the world.

Philo Judaeus De Migratione Abrahami 169

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