Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Numbers 5:18

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 308, footnote 1 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 563 (In-Text, Margin)

... avengers. Accordingly Moses set a mark upon the offenders, that it might be easy for the avengers to avenge. For the draught of the calf entered those in whom the love of the calf was dwelling, and displayed in them a manifest sign, that the drawn sword might rush upon them. The congregation therefore which had committed fornication in [the worship of] the calf, he caused to drink of the water of ordeal, that the mark of adulteresses might appear in it. From hence was derived that law about women,[Numbers 5:17-27] that they should drink the water of ordeal, that by the mark that came on adulteresses, the congregation might be reminded of its fornication that was in the worship of the calf, and be on its guard with fear against another [fornication]; and ...