Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 50:22

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 2, page 334, footnote 2 (Image)

Augustine: The City of God, Christian Doctrine

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The history of the city of God from Noah to the time of the kings of Israel. (HTML)

How It is Said that Jacob Went into Egypt with Seventy-Five Souls, When Most of Those Who are Mentioned Were Born at a Later Period. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 968 (In-Text, Margin)

... grandsons, the sons of Joseph, their grandsires, still boys under nine years of age. But doubtless, when the Scripture mentions Jacob’s entrance into Egypt with seventy-five souls, it does not mean one day, or one year, but that whole time as long as Joseph lived, who was the cause of his entrance. For the same Scripture speaks thus of Joseph: “And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his brethren, and all his father’s house: and Joseph lived 110 years, and saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation.”[Genesis 50:22-23] That is, his great-grandson, the third from Ephraim; for the third generation means son, grandson, great-grandson. Then it is added, “The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born upon Joseph’s knees.” And this is that grandson of ...