Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 31:19

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 430, footnote 18 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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CCEL Footnote 4644 (In-Text, Margin)

XXI. If you are a Rachel or a Leah, a patriarchal and great soul, steal whatever idols of your father you can find;[Genesis 31:19] not, however, that you may keep them, but that you may destroy them; and if you are a wise Israelite remove them to the Land of the Promise, and let the persecutor grieve over the loss of them, and learn through being outwitted that it was vain for him to tyrannize over and keep in bondage better men than himself. If thou doest this, and comest out of Egypt thus, I know well that thou shalt be guided by the pillar of fire and cloud by ...