5 How glorious he was when the people gathered around him as he came out of the house of the veil! (WEB)
Sirach 50:5
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Sirach 50:10–12
10 like an olive tree loaded with fruit, and like a cypress growing high among the clouds. (WEB) 11 When he put on his glorious robe, and clothed himself in perfect splendor, ascending to the holy altar, he made the court of the sanctuary glorious. (WEB) 12 When he received the por… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 15:12–14
12 The vision of that dream was this: Onias, he who had been high priest, a noble and good man, modest in bearing, yet gentle in manner and well-spoken, and trained from a child in all points of virtue, with outstretched hands invoking blessings on the whole bod… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 14:19–21
19 And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that I could not look thereon. (ENO) 20 And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and was whiter than any snow. (ENO) 21 None of the angels could enter and could behold His fac… (ENO)
Habakkuk 3:3–5
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. 4 His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. 5 Plague went before Him, and fever followed i…
Testament of Levi 3:51–53
51 And Kohath was born in the thirty-fifth year of my life, towards sunrise. (T12) 52 And I saw in a vision that he was standing on high in the midst of all the congregation. (T12) 53 Therefore I called his name Kohath which is, beginning of majesty and instruction. (T12)
Apocalypse of Peter 1:6–8
6 And as we prayed, suddenly there appeared two men standing before the Lord (perhaps add, to the east) upon whom we were not able to look. (APE) 7 For there issued from their countenance a ray as of the sun, and their raiment was shining so as the eye of man never saw… (APE) 8 … (APE)
Sirach 45:6–8
6 He exalted Aaron, a holy man like Moses, even his brother, of the tribe of Levi. (WEB) 7 He established an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the people. He blessed him with stateliness, and dressed him in a glorious robe. (WEB) 8 He clothed him in p… (WEB)
Sirach 17:12–14
12 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and showed them his decrees. (WEB) 13 Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory. Their ears heard the glory of his voice. (WEB) 14 He said to them, “Beware of all unrighteousness.” So he gave them commandment, each man concerning his neig… (WEB)
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