Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 29:12

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 7, page 69, footnote 8 (Image)

Augustine: Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Soliloquies

Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John. (HTML)

Chapter II. 12–21. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 236 (In-Text, Margin)

... degree, are the brethren of the Lord. How do we prove this? From Scripture itself. Lot is called “Abraham’s brother;” he was his brother’s son. Read, and thou wilt find that Abraham was Lot’s uncle on the father’s side, and yet they are called brethren. Why, but because they were kinsmen? Laban the Syrian was Jacob’s uncle by the mother’s side, for he was the brother of Rebecca, Isaac’s wife and Jacob’s mother. Read the Scripture, and thou wilt find that uncle and sister’s son are called brothers.[Genesis 29:12-15] When thou hast known this rule, thou wilt find that all the blood relations of Mary are the brethren of Christ.