Dialogue with Trypho

"But I will quote the passage that reveals how God divided all the nations. It goes: ‘Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you; when the Most High divided the nations and dispersed the sons of Adam. He set the boundaries of the nations according to the number of the children of Israel; and the Lord’s portion became His people Jacob, and Israel was the lot of His inheritance.' And after saying this, I added: 'The Seventy have translated it as, "He set the boundaries of the nations according to the number of the angels of God." But because my argument is not weakened by this, I have adopted your interpretation.

And you, if you confess the truth, must admit that we, who have been called by God through the despised and shameful mystery of the cross (for the confession of which, and obedience to which, and for our piety, punishments even to death have been inflicted on us by demons, and by the host of the devil, with the aid provided to them by you), and endure all torments rather than deny Christ even by word, through whom we are called to the salvation prepared beforehand by the Father, are more faithful to God than you, who were redeemed from Egypt with a mighty hand and a visitation of great glory, when the sea was parted for you, and a dry path was made, in which God destroyed those who chased you with a great force and splendid chariots, bringing back the sea upon them which had been made a way for your sakes; on whom also a pillar of light shone, so that you, more than any other nation in the world, might possess a unique light, never-failing and never-setting; for whom He rained manna as food, fit for the heavenly angels, so that you might not need to prepare your food; and the water at Marah was made sweet; and a sign of Him who was to be crucified was made, both in the matter of the serpents which bit you, as I already mentioned (God anticipating these mysteries beforehand to confer grace upon you, whom you are always convicted of being thankless), as well as in the form of the extending of the hands of Moses, and of Oshea being named Jesus (Joshua); when you fought against Amalek: about which God commanded that the event be recorded, and the name of Jesus laid up in your understandings; saying that this is He who would erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.

Now it is clear that the memory of Amalek remained after the son of Nun: but He makes it clear through Jesus, who was crucified, of whom those symbols were foreshadowings of all that would happen to Him, the demons would be destroyed, and would dread His name, and that all authorities and kingdoms would fear Him; and that they who believe in Him from all nations would be shown as God-fearing and peaceful people; and the facts that I already mentioned, Trypho, indicate this.

Again, when you wanted meat, so vast a number of quails was given to you, that they could not be counted; for whom also water gushed from the rock; and a cloud followed you for shade from heat, and covering from cold, declaring the manner and meaning of another and new heaven; the fastenings of your shoes did not break, and your shoes did not wear out, and your clothes did not wear away, but even those of the children grew along with them."