Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Numbers 19:5

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 200, footnote 32 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 2833 (In-Text, Margin)

12. I linger long in the land of the midday sun for it was there and then that the spouse found her bridegroom at rest and Joseph drank wine with his brothers once more. I will return to Jerusalem and, passing through Tekoa the home of Amos, I will look upon the glistening cross of Mount Olivet from which the Saviour made His ascension to the Father. Here year by year a red heifer was burned as a holocaust to the Lord and its ashes were used to purify the children of Israel.[Numbers 19:1-10] Here also according to Ezekiel the Cherubim after leaving the temple founded the church of the Lord.