Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 35:21

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 200, footnote 7 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 2808 (In-Text, Margin)

After this Paula went a short distance down the hill to the tower of Edar,[Genesis 35:21] that is ‘of the flock,’ near which Jacob fed his flocks, and where the shepherds keeping watch by night were privileged to hear the words: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” While they were keeping their sheep they found the Lamb of God; whose fleece bright and clean was made wet with the dew of heaven when it was dry upon all the earth beside, and whose blood when sprinkled on the doorposts drove off the destroyer of ...