Where the Fathers quote Genesis 17

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John ChrysostomPG 53:369expounds v.1“Εγενετο δε Αβραμ ετων ενενηκονταεννεα, και ωφθη Κυριος τω Αβραμ και ειπεν αυτω· εγω ειμι ο Θεος σου· ευαρεστει ενωπιον εμου και γινου αμεμπτος,”On «When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him»: Circumcision Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1169expounds v.2“και θησομαι την διαθηκην μου ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον σου και πληθυνω σε σφοδρα.”317. On «I will establish my covenant between me and thee» John ChrysostomPG 53:368expounds v.15“Και ειπεν ο Θεος τω Αβρααμ· Σαρα η γυνη σου ου κληθησεται το ονομα αυτης Σαρα αλλα Σαρρα εσται το ονομα αυτης.”On «God said to Abraham: Sarai your wife shall not be called Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name»: Obedience Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:19D…s as the best. The same author writes similar things in the book On the Change of Names, pages 1054, 1055. Abraham was then, having shown himself to be seen, Gen. XVII, 1, whom some consider the angel of God, b… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:123A…ure adds: "And he built there an altar to the Lord who appeared to him" (Gen. XII, 7); and again: "Abraham was ninety years old, and the Lord appeared to him" (Gen. XVII, 1); and again: "And the Lord appeared to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:753C…ning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. i, 1); and, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one Lord" (Deut. vi, 4); and, "Thus saith the Lord Almighty" (Gen. xvii, 1); we understand nothing else but the ve… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:291…and unto the ages of ages amen h homily xxxii h and the lord appeared to abram and said to him to your seed i will give this land and he built there an altar to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:293…to lodge in order then to rouse his reasoning he says and the lord appeared to abram and said to him to your seed i will give this land for now the promise is great and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:359…be glory, power, and honor, now and always, and for the ages of ages. Amen. HOMILY XXXIX. "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to him" (Gen. 17.1). Since the divine Scripture has pl… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733B…patience, gentleness, and concord. How a wife is a helper to her husband. 350-360 HOMILY XXXIX. And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to him (Gen. 17. 1). — Why God tested Abram by thus delayi… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:353…unworthy to live with their mistress b h chapter xvii h and the lord appeared to abram and said to him walk before me and be blameless either as one not yet blameless or as one… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:273D…God is honored and worshipped by our living honestly. "The Lord appeared to Abraham, and said to him: I am thy God. Be pleasing before me, and be blameless." (Gen. XVII, 1.) "You shall do what is good and pleas… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:177…god be pleasing before me and be blameless and i will place my covenant between me and thee and abraham fell upon his face and worshipped god and god spoke to him saying i am behold… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:381…be well pleasing before me and be blameless and i will place my covenant between me and thee and will multiply thee exceedingly and again and god appeared to him by the oak of mamre as… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1177…V, 5-24, q. CCXL, c. 4. — VI, 2, q. CCLV. — VII, 13, q. CCXCVI. — IX, 21, q. CCXCVII. — Gen. IX, 6, q. CCXL, c. 4. — XVI, 25, q. CCLVI, CCLVII. — Gen. XVII, v. 2, q. CCCXVII. — XV, 14, q. CCLVIII. — Gen. c. XVII, v. 11, q… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:177…face and worshipped god and god spoke to him saying i am behold my covenant is with thee and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations and in thee shall all nations be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:459D…braham," but "father of us the faithful." Then, sealing the dictum with testimony, 17. "As it is written," he says, "I have made you a father of many nations" (Gen. 17:4). Do you see these things long since or… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:115…better and superior things are born and thy name shall no longer be called abram but thy name shall be abraham b interpretations of names are not without cause for they are imposed by the holy… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:177…thee shall all nations be blessed and thy name shall no longer be called abram but thy name shall be abraham and when he had given this name he immediately subjoins and i will place my… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1913…have been born and thy name shall not be called any more abram but thy name shall be abraham seek the interpretations of the names for they were imposed by the power of the holy spirit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1039C…ement makes a difference in meaning, this very patriarch Abraham was previously called Abram, and God said to him: "Your name shall not be Abram, but Abraham" (Gen. 17:5); he added 'a', and made him the fa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:623…indeed called Abram before, but afterwards Abraham. For God said to him: "Thy name shall not be called Abram anymore, but Abraham shall be thy name" (Gen. xvii. 5). For he was called Abram before: but this name is not Gree… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:545B…ithful lamp of the forefather; such good children did his manner of piety bear to him. For He is truthful who said, I have made you a father of many nations (Gen. 17. 5). O blessed soul, that contained such a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:177…god be pleasing before me and be blameless and i will place my covenant between me and thee and abraham fell upon his face and worshipped god and god spoke to him saying i am behold… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:901…this manner and god said to abraham thou shalt keep my covenant and thy seed after thee in their generations and this is my covenant which i have established between me and you and between me… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:381…be well pleasing before me and be blameless and i will place my covenant between me and thee and will multiply thee exceedingly and again and god appeared to him by the oak of mamre as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:253…as are with you from all that went out of the ark and i will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall no more die by the water of the flood and there shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:361…i am your god be well pleasing before me and become blameless and i will establish my covenant between me and between you and i will multiply you exceedingly and abram fell on his face… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:363…i am your god be well pleasing before me and become blameless and i will establish my covenant between me and you and will multiply you exceedingly he did not intend just to prepare him to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:365…he had inscribed d for him an indelible promise he says again and i will establish my covenant between me and between your seed after you for their generations for an everlasting covenant to be your… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:475…he shall give to thee the blessing of abraham my father to thee and to thy seed after thee that thou mayest receive as an inheritance the land of thy sojourning which god gave to abraham… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:521…which i gave to abraham and isaac i have given it to thee and to thy seed after thee will i give this land c since because of what had taken place at shechem by the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:285…land which i gave to abraham and isaac i have given to thee and to thy seed after thee will i give this land ' the prophetic oracle reminds us of these histories at the present… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1645…this is my covenant which ye shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee in their generations every man child among you shall be circumcised it is worth inquiring why the circumcision is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:355…blameless and having given promises upon this by saying i will set my covenant between me and thee he straightway gives it accepting abraham s act of falling upon his face as if in this he… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:181…your god walk before me and be blameless and i will establish my covenant between me and between you and i will multiply you exceedingly and abraham fell upon his face and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1411…a and i will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant to be his god and for his seed after him iv kings… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:43…desert in the morning why it was said by god to abraham i will establish my covenant between me and thee concerning jacob and leah… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1169…mai l c p n in gen xvii sqq in the word i will establish my covenant between me and thee b spoken to abraham god shows that circumcision is the sign of his covenant but… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1273…in the desert qu stio cccxvii regarding these words spoken to abraham i will establish my covenant between me and you qu stio cccxviii why did jesus rebuke peter who was taking his death badly qu… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 131:29A…en says: "These are certainly excellent witnesses and prophets." Euthymius says: "To Abraham, God said: 'I will establish my covenant between me and thy seed' (Gen. xvii, 7). Observe the force of the word; for th… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:817…these words of god to abraham thou shalt keep my covenant therefore and thy seed after thee in their generations and again every male in your generations shall be circumcised but regarding isaac god does not… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:905…your forefather abraham in these words thou therefore shall keep my covenant and thy seed after thee in their generations and again every male among you shall be circumcised in your generations and in the same… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…to abraham no behold sarah your wife will bear you a son and i will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to be god to him and to his seed after him c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:365…and to your seed after you the land in which you dwell all the land of canaan for an everlasting possession and i will be their god because of your virtue your descendants too shall enjoy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:475…he shall give to thee the blessing of abraham my father to thee and to thy seed after thee that thou mayest receive as an inheritance the land of thy sojourning which god gave to abraham… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:521…which i gave to abraham and isaac i have given it to thee and to thy seed after thee will i give this land c since because of what had taken place at shechem by the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:285…land which i gave to abraham and isaac i have given to thee and to thy seed after thee will i give this land ' the prophetic oracle reminds us of these histories at the present… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:901…replies were given to abraham in this manner and god said to abraham thou shalt keep my covenant and thy seed after thee in their generations and this is my covenant which i have established between… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939B…oever shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day, that soul shall be cut off from his family, because he has broken my covenant’” (Gen. xvii, 9-14). Then it says: “And Abraham took Ism… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1645…this is my covenant which ye shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee in their generations every man child among you shall be circumcised it is worth inquiring why the circumcision is… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:817…that this is true is apparent from these words of god to abraham thou shalt keep my covenant therefore and thy seed after thee in their generations and again every male in your generations shall be… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:905…your forefather abraham in these words thou therefore shall keep my covenant and thy seed after thee in their generations and again every male among you shall be circumcised in your generations and in the same… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:365…of a sign and he says this is the covenant which you shall keep between me and you and between your seed after you for their generations every male among you shall be circumcised you shall… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…after you in their generations and this is the covenant which you shall keep between me and you and between your seed after you in their generations every male among you shall be circumcised and you… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:121…after you in their generations and this is the covenant which you shall keep between me and you and between your seed in their generations every male among you shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1041…into a sign to abraham and this is the testament which you shall keep between me and you and between your seed in your generations and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1645…and having no heir of my possessions h chapter xvii h vers this is my covenant which ye shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee in their generations every man child among… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:177…things he adds every male of yours shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin therefore since we have arrived at this place i wish to inquire whether almighty god who holds… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:521…these words c every male among you shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and you but nowhere are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:901…in their generations every male of yours shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and you and the boy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:365…you for their generations every male among you shall be circumcised you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin then so as to teach them and all of us for what reason he commanded this and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…in their generations every male among you shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be a sign of a covenant between me and you and a child of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:121…in their generations every male among you shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and you and the eight… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:687…in their generations every male among you shall be circumcised and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be for a covenant between me and you and a child of eight days… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1041…me and you and between your seed in your generations and you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be in the sign of the testament between me and you and between me… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:301A…laying aside of the flesh contribute anything toward the freedom of the soul? Did you not clearly hear God saying: "And it shall be for a sign of a covenant" (Gen. XVII, 11)? By these words, he shows nothing othe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:365…it is proper for this to happen for a child he says eight days old shall be circumcised among you both the home born and the bought with money and all simply put who are associated… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…b the home born of your house and the bought slave shall be circumcised and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male whoever shall not be circumcised in… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…disannul that it should make the promise of none effect he subjoins and my covenant shall be in your flesh etc for the covenant of god is in the flesh of him who does not war… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:905…generations and in the same place an infant of eight days shall be circumcised and my covenant shall be between me and you in your generations do you see along with the origin of the covenant… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:427A…e. The Jew does not delay circumcision on account of that commandment: "Every soul that is not circumcised on the eighth day shall be cut off from its people" (Gen. XVII, 14); but you delay the circumcision not ma… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:369…you and a child of eight days shall be circumcised and whoever is not circumcised that soul shall be utterly destroyed because he has broken my covenant here we concluded the instruction on the account of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…body as it will come to pass in the end b vers and the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised that soul shall be cut off from his people he pronounces… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1155D…by a part; as, when it intends to mention the whole man, it names him by a part, namely, the soul: as, "Every soul that is not circumcised shall be destroyed" (Gen. xvii, 14). Behold, for instead of saying "every… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733B…Circumcision confers no good upon the soul. 360-368 HOMILY XL. And God said to Abraham: Sara your wife shall not be called Sara, but Sarra shall be her name (Gen. 17. 15). — Moral exhortation. A brief comparis… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1409C…r light he should become darkness. TITLE XXVI. On unbelief; and that he who for a probable cause does not immediately believe God, obtains pardon. Gen. XVII, 15-19.—"The Lord said to Abraham: Sara your w… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:485…cerning Sarah, “and I will give you a son out of her, and I will bless him, and he shall be for nations, and kings of nations shall come out of him” (cf. Gen. xvii, 16). And again: “I will establish my covenant with him for an… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…thus everyone not circumcising vers i will bless her and i will give thee a son also of her etc we read that this woman was the first to be blessed let us therefore use her… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:479…of nations shall come forth from it d and abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his mind saying shall a son be born to a man of a hundred years and shall… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…be for nations and kingdoms of nations shall come from him and abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said in his mind is it possible for a hundred year old man to have a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:573…made great and moses was made great and john was made great and i will establish my covenant with you see how many promises are promised if we keep the commandments i will establish he says… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:739…is written therefore be thou confounded and bear thy ignominy up to and i will establish my covenant with thee the first thing is to do no work of confusion but all such things as can… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:211…even if a punishment worthy of their sins overtakes those others yet i will establish my covenant with you since all who went before made themselves unworthy and did not become grateful concerning my commandments henceforth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:253…as are with you from all that went out of the ark and i will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall no more die by the water of the flood and there shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:371…a how you shall call him and that i will establish my covenant with him and not only this but also with his seed after him then he who is ever generous… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:481…a isaac and i will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him this then was the promise… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:485…of nations shall come out of him cf gen xvii and again i will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him but it is surely plain to everyone… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…noted as having ruled the idumeans c vers god said to abraham sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed my word is certain and firm and lacks all negation thy faith is a faith… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:181…your god walk before me and be blameless and i will establish my covenant between me and between you and i will multiply you exceedingly and abraham fell upon his face and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1411…a and i will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant to be his god and for his seed after him iv kings… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1417…the sword and i will look on you and make you increase and i will establish my covenant with you and you shall eat the old store and the oldest of the old and you shall… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:151…behold sarah your wife shall bear you a son and you shall call his name isaac and i will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and for his seed after him but as… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:817…god does not make the pact in this way but i shall establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant observe how he promises to ishmael who is thought to reflect the synagogue as being… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…to abraham no behold sarah your wife will bear you a son and i will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to be god to him and to his seed after him c… OrigenesPG 16:2713…will give them unto thee for daughters but not by thy covenant and i will establish my covenant with thee and thou shalt know that i am the lord that thou mayest remember and be confounded… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:127D…and shall bear a son, and you shall call his name John; so here also God said to Abraham: Your wife Sarah shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Isaac (Gen. 17, 19). One question, therefore, is this, why… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:489…look favourably upon you and will make you grow and multiply you and i will establish my covenant with you and you shall eat old store long kept and you shall bring forth the old from… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:711…for genesis ch xvii says as for ishmael god says to abraham i have heard thee behold i will bless him and will multiply him and will make him very great twelve princes shall he beget… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:151…and i will multiply him exceedingly and he shall beget twelve nations and i will make him a great nation but my covenant i will establish with isaac whom sarah shall bear to you then again… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…after him c as for ishmael behold i have heard you and behold i have blessed him and i will multiply him exceedingly he will beget twelve nations and i will make him a great nation… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:907…shall be called and as for the son of this slave woman i will make him a great nation because he is your seed ' a and abraham rose early in the morning and took bread… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…he is born from both parents being blessed of whom he says my covenant will i establish with isaac which sarah shall bear unto thee the son of promise as paul teaches in the epistle to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:211C…also says appeared to the ancients, and by subsequently recounted examples thus concludes: Then as often as it is read in Scripture: 'God ascended to Abraham' (Gen. xvii, 22): or, 'The Lord spoke to Moses' (Exod.… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1167C…e whether they have done altogether according to the cry of them (Gen. xviii, 21); and that: And God went up from Abraham, when he left off speaking to him (Gen. xvii, 22); and many such things. Vers. 13.… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…bought slaves and every male of the men who were in his house and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the time of that day just as god had spoken to him ibid c but… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:357…just as abram was called abraham and jacob was called israel vers and abraham took ishmael his son and all that were born in his house and all that were bought with his silver every male… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:901…as a perpetual covenant and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his people because he has broken my… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1573…hebrew cap xvii vers and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his kindred because he has broken my… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male whoever shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be cut off from his family because he has broken… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:121…flesh for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his race because he has broken my… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:687…for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be utterly destroyed from his seed because he has broken… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:691…son s and what the father does the son does he is circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin and by this he at the same time removed the occasions and handles for many impious heresies… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:901…as a perpetual covenant and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his people because he has broken my… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1573…hebrew cap xvii vers and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his kindred because he has broken my… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:939…for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male whoever shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be cut off from his family because he has broken… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:121…flesh for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be destroyed from his race because he has broken my… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:687…for an everlasting covenant and the uncircumcised male who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day that soul shall be utterly destroyed from his seed because he has broken… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:691…son s and what the father does the son does he is circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin and by this he at the same time removed the occasions and handles for many impious heresies… Zacharias of Mytilene c. 465 - after 536PG 85:1177…works for it is written abraham was circumcised and ishmael his son and all the men of his house as well those born in his house as those bought with money from strange nations after these… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:697B…ays that "it came from the Egyptians 7"; preferring to believe the Egyptians rather than Moses, who writes that Abraham was the first of men to be circumcised [Gen. xvii, 28]. ...as for the consideration of e…