Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Judges 19:29

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 92, footnote 1 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 444 (In-Text, Margin)

Our sufferings have been dreadful beyond endurance, and it is impossible to describe them in suitable terms; but in order that the dreadful nature of the events which have taken place may be more readily apprehended, I have thought it good to remind you of a history out of the Scriptures. It happened that a certain Levite[Judges 19:29] was injured in the person of his wife; and, when he considered the exceeding greatness of the pollution (for the woman was a Hebrew, and of the tribe of Judah), being astounded at the outrage which had been committed against him, he divided his wife’s body, as the Holy Scripture relates in the Book of Judges, and sent a part of it to ...