Where the Fathers quote Genesis 14

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John ChrysostomPG 53:321expounds v.1“Εγενετο δε εν τη βασιλεια τη Αμαρφαλ βασιλεως Σεννααρ, και Αριωχ βασιλεως Ελλασαρ, Χοδολλογομορ βασιλευς Ελαμ και Θαργαλ βασιλευς εθνων”On «And it came to pass in the reign of Amraphel...» (on humility and almsgiving) John ChrysostomPG 49:91expounds v.2“εποιησαν πολεμον μετα Βαλλα βασιλεως Σοδομων και μετα Βαρσα βασιλεως Γομορρας και μετα Σεννααρ βασιλεως Αδαμα και μετα Συμοβορ βασιλεως Σεβωειμ και βα”The hypothesis of the creation, including: «Adam, where are you?» and on not swearing Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1091…yourselves like to men waiting for their lord for as it came to pass in the days of noah they were eating and drinking and buying and selling marrying and being given in marriage and they… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:973…the land of Babylon; Dan. i, into the land of Sennaar. Scholion: of Babylon. — Sennaar. I would prefer Sennaar, or Sennaar. Although in the source it is Sinar. Gen. xiv, 1, Amraphel king of Sennaar. Onkelos: kin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733B…of Amraphel king of Sennaar, Arioch king of Ellasar, and Chodollogomor king of Elam, and Tharthac king of nations, that they waged war with the king of Sodom (Gen. 14. 1, 2). — The reading of Scripture is comm… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:77…to their former holiness a h chapter vii h and it came to pass in the days of ahaz the son of jotham the son of uzziah king of judah the reason for prophecies as i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:747…passed he took extraordinary care of the temple vers and it came to pass in the days of joachim the son of josiah this also pertains to the subscription he indicates the kings under whose reign… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…done evil unto the resurrection of judgment luc xvii as it came to pass in the days of noe so shall it be also in the days of the son of man they did eat and… Dionysius Petavius 1583-1652PG 43:637D…say this, O man, but he says that κοιλάδα τὴν ἀλυχὴν is called τὴν ὑπερκειμένην χώραν; which is also true; for φάραγξ ἁλυκή is called the valley of salt, Gen. xiv, 3, where the Asphaltite lake was later ma… Dionysius Petavius 1583-1652PG 43:643…asing to note the threefold error of this critic. He denies (a) that this lake, which is also called the Dead Sea, is salty. Most absurdly! First, in Genesis xiv, 3, it is called ἡ θάλασσα τῶν Ἁλῶν, the Sea of Salts, that is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51C…hem, Massor. beschem, they read beschém. Frequently also, for a modern initial scheva, they employ the same vowel that is had in the following syllable. Gen. xiv, 5, Rephaim, Massoretes read Rephaim,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51C…, unless by a copyist's error ei has been put for i, which is observed most frequently in almost all Greek manuscripts. Gen. i, 1, bereschith, bresié. Gen. xiv, 5, raphaeím, Aquila, raphaeím. Gen. x… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:335…slain the giants and having driven off the amalekites and having caused the king of sodom and the king of gomorrah to turn to flight and they seized all the mountainous region and having taken the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:217…beyond the jordan that is the war which the persians fought against the kings of sodom and gomorrah then calls abraham perat s as if he were one dwelling beyond the jordan for he adds but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:325…and they took it says also the mountain and all the cavalry of sodom and gomorrah and all their provisions and went away they took also lot the son of the brother of abram and his… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1567…nt of the Hebrew language, since the letters by which each name is written are entirely different. From another source, why would Abraham be surnamed "Hebrew" (Gen. xiv, 13)? Such ignorance seems to reveal that A… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1645…he would prioritize the house of sem h chapter xiv h vers and there came one that had escaped and told abram the hebrew b he was called the hebrew transitor because he could not approach… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:333…a and there came one that had escaped and told abram the hebrew in place of this the septuagint has to him who dwelt beyond… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:515B…e. TIT. X. — Concerning the help of God; and that by God’s assistance, all the plots and assaults of the enemy are weak, and the few overcome the many. Gen. xiv, 13. — "But one who had escaped came and to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:515…lot had been taken captive and he numbered his own household servants three hundred and eighteen and pursued them as far as chobal and he brought back all his goods and all the people schol abraham… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:355…honors from those who are in the world for c it says and the king of sodom went out to meet abraham and melchizedek the priest of god most high and also the blessing that is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:83…king of sodom came out to meet him after he had returned from the slaughter of chedorlaomer and of the kings who were with him to the valley of shaveh this was the king's valley and… OrigenesPG 16:2393…and spake kindly unto him and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in babylon and changed his prison garments and he did continually eat bread before him all the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:539…heaven and the earth and even before abraham melchisedec is introduced as the priest of the most high god blessing abraham with these words blessed be abraham by the most high god who hath delivered thine… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:45…gen xiv and when before him he introduces melchizedek whom he calls the priest of the most high god blessing abraham in almost these same words blessed be abraham by the most high god who created… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:49…and such animals because neither are we immediately moses introduces melchisedech as priest of the most high god one who was not circumcised in body nor anointed with prepared ointment according to moses nor did he… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:445C…ived tithes, was tithed, and he added the proof to what was being said: because he was in the loins of his father when Abraham met the priest of the Most High (Gen. xiv. 18 sqq). If, therefore, man in a certain w… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:973…abraham and received a tithe from him for it was necessary for the priest of the most high to be honored by the servant of god and first of all for abraham to offer to the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:981…father of abraham thare at his seventieth year melchisedech king of salem the priest of the most high god who offered wine and bread as the sanctified food in the type of the eucharist h concerning… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:741C…and acknowledging the grace of his Savior. Abraham, that just man, offered sacrifice to God (Gen. XXII, 13); then Melchisedec, the priest of the Most High God (Gen. XIV, 18); and Isaac, who pleased God; and Jacob… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:921…having defeated them mightily in this way the scripture says concerning melchizedek and melchizedek king of salem brought out bread and wine and he was priest of god most high and he blessed abraham and said… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:335B…st. After, however, Melchisedec also, king of Salem, bringing bread and wine, offered them to him ("For he was a priest," it says, "of God the Most High" [Gen. XIV, 18]), he accepted the things offered from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:547…enjoy much consolation his death causes me pain but it makes me the priest of the most high it constitutes me bereft of children but the father of the first martyr does isaac perish the body… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:317…differentiation and what did he say for this melchizedek king of salem priest of the most high god and what is more marvelous in the type itself he demonstrates that there is a great difference for… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1129D…Eustathius of Antioch, and both Eusebius of Caesarea and Emessenus, Apollinaris, and Procopius report; nor is it surprising that Moses clearly calls it Salem (Gen. XIV, 18). For there is no other mention of Sale… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:353…valley of sabe this was the plain of the kings and melchisedech king of salem brought forth bread and wine for he was priest of god most high and he blessed abram and said blessed be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:83…the valley of shaveh this was the king's valley and it adds and melchizedek king of salem brought out bread and wine and he was a priest of god most high and he blessed abraham and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1513B…ard, becoming a type and shadow of Him who is in truth without father, without mother, and without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life (Gen. 14, 18-21; Hebr. 7, 3). But the discourse, pr… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:145…chodorlaomor and had redeemed his nephew from captivity and melchisedech he says king of salem brought forth bread and wine for he was a priest of the most high and he blessed abraham and said 'blessed… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1011…an instruction to those over whom they preside h gen xiv melchisedec king of salem brought forth bread and wine to abraham when he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and he was a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1707C…ng to the Hebrew tongue signifies el eliun, God most high, or supreme; and it seems that Irenaeus had reference to the words of Melchizedek blessing Abraham, Gen. XIV, 19: Blessed be Abram by the most high God… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:853…(Gen. ix, 26, 27), which was fulfilled through the Spirit toward those who had been blessed: similarly also that in which Abraham was blessed by Melchisedech (Gen. xiv, 19, 20), and Jacob by his father Isaac (Ge… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:961…be abraham by the most high god who created heaven and earth and blessed be the most high god who has delivered his enemies into your hands from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:529…to the most high god who created the heaven and the earth and blessed be the most high god who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hands and sending one of his trusted men or rather… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:455D…ity, let them be expanded. Therefore the patriarch Abraham refused shameful gain, when the king of Sodom said to him: "Take all, only send away the women" (Gen. 14:21). And so, that he might have confidence… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:503A…elf the horses and give us the men," what does he say? "I raise my hand to God the Most High, if I shall take from you even so much as a thread or a shoelace" (Gen. XIV, 21-23). Do you see how he fulfilled that evan… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:91C…ptivity, spurned their honor, not wishing to receive the reward of his labors from men. Therefore he was held worthy to hear from God: Thy reward is copious (Gen. 14:21). "Σφορωτήρ," he says in Greek, that i… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:539…also called the forefather of the whole jewish nation listen and abraham said to the king of sodom i will stretch out my hand to god the most high who created the heaven and the earth… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:45A…commends in his histories of antiquity, when he introduces Abraham himself saying: "I will lift up my hand to the Most High God, who created heaven and earth" (Gen. xiv, 22), and when before him he introduces Mel… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:329…gratitude of the king but observe the philosophy of the righteous man and abram said to the king of sodom i will lift up my hand to god the most high who made heaven and earth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:455D…so, that he might have confidence, he accepted nothing; but since he was with pure hands, he said: "I will extend my hands to God, who made heaven and earth" (Gen. 14:22); and he extended them, because they we… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:353…abram give me the men and take the cavalry for yourself but abram said to the king of sodom i stretch out my hand to the lord god most high who created heaven and earth that… OrigenesPG 16:1723…Idem. [Complut., Napna. DR.] V. 2. A., S., [et] calceamenta tua. Idem. Hic notat Drusius: "Prius erat, ta sandalia sou. I. e. sandalia sive calceamenta tua. Gen. xiv, 22, hypodēma, Hieron. caliga. Jonathan e… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:759A…the cords of his own sins. And for this reason Abraham swears to the king of Sodom: "From a thread even to a shoelatchet I will not take of all that is yours" (Gen. xiv, 23). Therefore, worldly and corrupt habits… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:335…is one god over all who created the heaven and the earth that i will not take from you from a thread even to a shoestrap that you may think that i did this for the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:435…b saying, If the Lord gives me bread to eat, and a garment to put on (Gen. 28. 20). And Abraham, I will not take from you from a thread even to a shoelace (Gen. 14. 23). Moreover, when an outrage was about t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:319B…was tithed (Heb. 7, 9). He did not consent to the king of Sodom, who requested that he take the cavalry: "Lest thou say," he says, "I have made Abraham rich" (Gen. 14, 23). Then, when God Himself says, "Thy rew… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:105…to the most high god who created heaven and earth if i take from a thread even to a shoelatchet of all that is yours that you may not say 'i made abraham rich ' for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:529…to the most high who created the heaven and the earth that from a thread even to a shoelatchet i will take nothing of all that is thine that thou mayest not say i have made… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:353…that you may not say 'i have enriched abram ' save what the young men have eaten and the portion of the men who went with me eschol aunan mambre these shall take their portion and…