Where the Fathers quote Genesis 22

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John ChrysostomPG 54:428expounds v.1“Και εγενετο μετα τα ρηματα ταυτα ο Θεος επειρασε τον Αβρααμ και ειπεν αυτω· Αβρααμ, Αβρααμ. ο δε ειπεν· ιδου εγω.”47. «And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham»: On Obedience Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:972expounds v.17“η μην ευλογων ευλογησω σε και πληθυνων πληθυνω το σπερμα σου ως τους αστερας του ουρανου και ως την αμμον την παρα το χειλος της θαλασσης και κληρονομ”206. How to understand the promise to Abraham «Multiplying I will multiply» John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:501D…id tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Take thy son thy beloved, whom thou lovedst, Isaac, and offer him up for one of the mountains, which I will tell thee of (Gen. 22:1-2). These are the steps of the promise, t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…scribed. Moral exhortation to flee envy. The demon is subject to man. 422-428 HOMIL. XLVII. And it came to pass after these words, that God tempted Abraham (Gen. 22. 1). — The fortitude of Abraham and the ob… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:545C…a witness of the things said, like a high herald, crying out the God-loving intention of the blessed one. After these things, he says, God tested Abraham (Gen. 22. 1). He tested him, not that He might lear… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:239D…t from the old law. For there, too, it is said: "After these things God did tempt Abraham, saying, Take thy son, thine only begotten, whom thou lovest, Isaac" (Gen. 22:1, 2). He did not say this to discover wh… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1403B…the final line, and arrange his sepulchre. God is not the tempter of evils, as the holy apostle James writes in his epistle v, 13. Yet God did tempt Abraham (Gen. xxii, 1 ff.) concerning his only son Isaac, who… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:137B…ved son, whom you loved, Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I shall tell you of" (Gen. xxii, 1-2). Such were the things divinely announc… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279D…n order to manifest their benevolence and to make them more illustrious, more famous, and more admired by others, a "testing" of God; as, "God tested Abraham" (Gen. xxii, 1). 13. He calls the delay of his custom… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:387…as gerar c h cap xxii h vers and it came to pass after these things that god did tempt abraham god wished to make an experiment whether he was willing to apply his mind to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:323…proving and examining virtue h a gen xxii and it came to pass after these things that god did tempt abraham and said to him abraham abraham and he said behold here i am and he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:203…says into the high land and there thou shalt offer him as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which i will show thee b the reason indeed why god gave him this name and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1075…isaac whom you love the only begotten and offer him to me upon one of the mountains which i shall tell you of if we cut off the hope of resurrection immediately abraham has pain immediately… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1573…go into the high land and bring him up for a whole burnt offering upon one of the mountains which i shall tell you diodorus one must note that frequently… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1575…says into the high land and bring him up as a whole burnt offering upon one of the mountains which i shall tell you might it be that he showed him the place where our lord… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1187…little diligent'; whence I render kathēmenos as 'sluggish'." We formerly suspected it should be amended to agapēmenos, "beloved," as in the LXX, Genesis 22:2: Labe ton huion sou ton agapēton, hon ēgapēsas. "Take you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1023D…and the reason for the deed, but having heard these things: "Take your son, whom you love, Isaac, and lead him to one of the mountains which I shall tell you" (Gen. 22:2), he obeyed with such alacrity that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:737A…e: and He said: Take your beloved son, whom you loved, Isaac, and bring him up for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will tell you of (Gen. 22:2). Neither did He reveal the mountai… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:739B…rds: Take your son, your beloved, whom you have loved, Isaac, and offer him to me as a whole burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I shall tell you (Gen. 22:2). And Abraham, taking Isaac and the don… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:501…son thy beloved whom thou lovedst isaac and offer him up for one of the mountains which i will tell thee of gen these are the steps of the promise those of the declaration which say… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:429…him up for a whole burnt offering on one of the c mountains which i will tell thee of great is the weight of the command and the matter transcends human nature take thy son the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:467B…ten; for the only-begotten is he who is born, the only one, from someone; just as Scripture also testifies, speaking to Abraham: "Take your only-begotten son" (Gen 22:2). The firstborn is called he who has br… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:539C…aying: "Take thy son, thy only begotten, whom thou lovest, and offer him for a burnt offering unto me upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of" (Gen. XXII, 2). When God, however, spoke to him: "Abr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:537…your son your beloved the only begotten for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which i will show you but not wishing to take the son did he say this but wishing to bestow… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:167C…s not hindered by love of his own domestic kin, but left it with such affection as if he were about to leave an alien one. He said to him, "Offer me your son" (Gen. 22:2); and he offered him just as if he did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:805A…t having heard, "Take your beloved son, whom you loved, Isaac, and offer him to Me for a whole-burnt-offering upon one of the mountains that I shall tell you" (Gen. 22.2), he fulfilled the command with such re… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:137…beloved son whom you loved isaac and go into the high land and offer him there for a whole burnt offering upon one of the mountains which i shall tell you of gen xxii such were… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:139D…and do not cease to ransom those being slain» (Prov. xxiv, 11). And these things, then, shall be said by us regarding the command, «Take thy beloved son» (Gen. xxii, 2). But the two servants accompanying and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:217…beloved son whom thou lovest isaac and go into the high land and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which i will show thee and rising up in the morning… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:489C…r son, the beloved one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the high land and offer him for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains which I shall tell you.” Gen. XXII, 2. And perhaps to some the command will s… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:597A…a Son. For it is not "Son of love," but "beloved Son," that is, genuine; for thus also was Isaac addressed. "Take," He said, "your son, your beloved one," [Gen. xxii, 2] instead of "the genuine one," the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…beloved son whom you loved isaac and go into the high land and offer him there for a holocaust upon one of the mountains which i shall tell you and abraham rising in the morning saddled… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:323A…TITLE XXV. — On the divine chastisement which takes place for the sake of proving and examining virtue. Gen. XXII, 2, 3. — "And it came to pass after these… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:323A…omised to them that love him." S. Chrysost. — When Abraham heard this voice of his Creator, "Take thy son, and upon one of the mountains sacrifice him to me" (Gen. XXII, 2), he performed the task with great alac… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:819…the immolation of isaac he commanded go into the land of vision upon one of the mountains which i will show you i think the lord showed him that very place in which my lord was… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1001…is, most dear, for unigenito. Of whom we read in the Gospel: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found pleasure." A most illustrious example is Genesis xxii, 2, where concerning Isaac: "Take now your only-begotten Son w… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:579D…th and piety of his mind, more proven to all, He said to him again: "Take thy only begotten son, whom thou lovest, Isaac, and offer him to me for a sacrifice" (Gen. xxii, 2). He, however, as soon as it had been c… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:205…those above b abraham therefore rose in the morning and he split the wood for the burnt offering and he took his son isaac and two servants and arrived at the place which god had told… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:819…the son having set out he arrived on the third day at the place of which god had told him for because isaac was not to die by the journey being made he signified the resurrection… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1261…eyes he saw the man the wayfarer another reading and he lifted up his eyes and saw the wayfaring man we are passing by another reading we are crossing i am going another reading i am… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1045…, what was well said concerning the patriarch Abraham, that he came to the place which God had told him, and raising his eyes, Abraham saw the place from afar (Gen. xxII, 4), and having reached it, in appearance,… Evagrius PonticusPG 40:1289…evening a his eyes saw the traveler man another and he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveling man his eyes saw the traveling man we pass through we pass and to the young man… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:117…is a gift from god and abraham said to his servants sit here with the ass and i and the lad will go up yonder and having worshipped we will return to you reasoning that god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431D…thoughts attempt to ascend with you, command them with authority, and say: "Sit you here, but I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you" (Gen. 22:5): and the ass and the boys, and if...… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:219…saw the place from afar and abraham said to his servants sit here with the ass and i and the lad will go across up to there and having worshipped we will return to you and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:117…you reasoning that god is able to raise even from the dead and abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon isaac his son for he was indeed bearing his own cross… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:219…to there and having worshipped we will return to you and he took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon isaac his son and he took in his hands the fire and the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:491…will go over there and having worshipped we will return to you and abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon isaac his son and he took in his hands the fire… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…will proceed until here and having worshipped we will return to you and abraham took the wood of the holocaust and laid it upon isaac his son and he took in his hands the fire and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:741…what this sheep would have done if it were conversing with a weak man: "Father, behold the fire and the wood, but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?" (Gen. 22. 7). But it was according to the father's… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:435…on his wife and he was pressed by famine, he spoke nothing grave or absurd. And when his son said, Father, behold the wood and the fire, where is the sheep? (Gen. 22. 7), see with what gentleness and wisdom h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:539C…what of Isaac? With a most sweet voice he addresses him and says: "Tell me, father: Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for the burnt offering?" (Gen. XXII, 7). Again the voice of the child agitates… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:549…of the youth how reverently he approaches his father and says father behold the fire and the wood but where is the sheep he does not mock the forgetfulness of the father for he saw the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:415A…d consider with yourself how many armies were exerting pressure upon him, casting terror upon him when he heard the boy saying, "Father, where is the victim?" (Gen. 22. 7). And consider how many thoughts must h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:577D…with tears, nor with contradiction. And see with what gentleness Isaac asks, and what he says to him: Behold the wood and the fire, but where is the sheep? (Gen. 22. 7, 8). What then the Father? God will se… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:807A…like storm-clouds, rushed upon him, armed with fiery spears, piercing and rending him on every side, when he heard his son say: "Father, where is the sheep?" (Gen. 22:7). For if many who are not even fathers… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:137…to walk he followed and when the lad asked his father saying behold the fire and the wood but where is the sheep for a whole burnt offering god he says will provide for himself a… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…to abraham his father father and he said what is it child and he said behold the fire and the wood b where is the sheep for the holocaust and abraham said god will provide for… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:819…also abraham the parent of isaac but isaac suggested to his parent behold the fire and the wood but where is the victim for a burnt offering the savior likewise at the time of the passion… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:571…a prophet guaranteeing what was to come says god will provide for himself a lamb for a burnt offering my son and upon these things the trial and examination of the patriarch's soul was b still… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:415D…t what they do" (Luke 23. 34). What then to these words does the patriarch reply? "God will provide for Himself the victim for the burnt offering, my son" (Gen. 22. 8). Each uses the terms of nature: he cal… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:807A…not to be a father a little while hence, when you have already lost this honor?" But what? "God will provide for Himself a sheep for a burnt offering, my son" (Gen. 22:8). Both use the names of nature: he call… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:205…and he took his son isaac and two servants and arrived at the place which god had told him on the third day abraham rose in the morning by adding in the morning he perhaps wanted… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1045…it seems what was well said concerning the patriarch abraham that he came to the place which god had told him and raising his eyes abraham saw the place from afar gen xxii and having reached… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:265B…of any one sitting to be drawn together; and this is what "I bound" means, just as indeed it is written also concerning Abraham, that he "bound" Isaac his son [Gen. XXII, 9], when he expected also to sacrifice hi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:219…split wood for a burnt offering he arose and went and he came to the place which god told him on the third day and abraham looking up with his eyes saw the place from afar… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:491…split wood for the burnt offering he arose and set out and came to the place which god told him on the third day and abraham looking up saw with his eyes the place from afar… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…and having cleaved wood for the holocaust rising he went and he came to the place which god told him on the third day and abraham looking up with his eyes saw the place from afar… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:395…the mountains by god s command he built an altar of stones and laid the wood in order and placed his son upon it and offered a ram in place of him as a burnt offering… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:301B…e name of the Lord? Or has an example not preceded you? Abraham the patriarch, offering his only son in sacrifice, slaughtered him with the blade of obedience (Gen. 22. 10): nor did he spare him whom he loved wi… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:209…these things are which have been read to us and it says the angel of the lord called to abraham from heaven the second time saying by my own self i have sworn saith the lord… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:739D…s, which restrains the patriarch—now altogether intent and prepared to perform the slaughter—which says: Abraham, Abraham, do not lay your hand upon the lad (Gen. 22:11, 12). Why not upon the boy, but upon… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:503B…his whole mind toward the slaughter. For this reason he is called from heaven a second time. For he did not say, “Abraham” simply, but, “Abraham, Abraham” (Gen. 22:11), restraining and calling back, by the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:491…stretched forth his hand taking the sword to slaughter his son and the angel of the lord called to him and said abraham abraham and he said behold i am here and he said do not… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1085D…s. Philonis. If you seek God, O mind, depart from yourself to seek. Tit. IV. Concerning the love and fear of God; and that they surpass every good. Gen. XXII, 11, 12.— And the angel of the Lord called… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1209…there it says behold my angel goes before thy face and that the angel of the lord called hagar and that the angel of the lord called abraham and that the angels entered d sodom and… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:781…sermon iii concerning love and again fear toward god h gen xxii the angel of the lord called to abraham from heaven and said abraham abraham and he said here am i he said do not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:207…therefore also say now regarding the progress of each one of us now i know that thou fearest god for instance i have the intention of martyrdom the angel cannot say to me from this alone… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:601A…ertheless he fulfilled the sacrifice. Who says this? He Himself who accepted the sacrifice: "For you have not spared," He says, "your beloved son for My sake" (Gen. 22:12). And yet He received him alive, and br… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:519B…is son, yet in his intention of soul did sacrifice his son, and heard that heavenly voice saying: You have not spared your only-begotten son for my sake (Gen. 22:12). Thus it happens that everywhere, the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:551D…like a hand that would restrain the hand, and with a most swift command would restrain the priest's eagerness. “Do not,” he says, “lay your hand upon the boy (Gen. 22:12). Your ready will is sufficient for me,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:355…, where are you? (Gen. 3:9)? And that: That I may know if they fulfill it according to their cry (Gen. 18:21); and, Now I know that you fear God (Gen. 22:12); and, If perhaps they might hear (Ezek. 12:3); and the q… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:413B…ham, do not lay your hand upon Isaac, and do not do anything to him. Now for I knew that you fear God, and you did not spare your beloved son for my sake" (Gen. 22. 12). What is this? Does He who knows all t… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…," and, "I will search Jerusalem with a lamp," and, "Adam, where are you?" and, "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit," and the like (Gen. VI, 7; XXII, 1; Ose. IV, 6; Gen. XXII, 12; Soph. I, 12; Gen. III, 9; Eph. IV, 30)… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1281A…ey have accomplished by their works the cry that comes to me, or if it is not so, that I may know" (Gen. xviii, 21); and: "Now I have known that you fear God" (Gen. xxii, 12). 15. The inescapable nature of the jud… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:815…gods vii many change persons for that which is said to abraham now i know that thou fearest god is spoken for thou knowest viii the hebrews also use genders preposterously for they speak of the… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:579…michael namely restrained him saying lay not thy hand upon the son for now i know that thou fearest god but look with thine eyes and see the ram sent to thee bound and offer it… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1575…saw and behold a ram caught in the thicket sabek by its horns and abraham went and took the ram and brought him up as a whole burnt offering instead of isaac his son diodorus the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:741C…n the ark (Gen. VIII, 20), showing proof of a grateful disposition and acknowledging the grace of his Savior. Abraham, that just man, offered sacrifice to God (Gen. XXII, 13); then Melchisedec, the priest of the M… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:431…a ram one held by the horns in the bush of sabek and abraham went and took the ram and offered him for a holocaust instead of isaac his son i have seen your religious mind… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:491…a certain ram caught in a thicket of sabek by its d horns and abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering instead of isaac his son this then is the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…god and you have not spared your beloved son for my sake and abraham lifted up his eyes and saw and behold one ram caught in a sabek thicket by its horns and abraham went and… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:105…he poured out all the snows of nature upon him and bring him up for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which i shall tell you he does not even make known to him… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:209…ram and offered it as a holocaust instead of isaac his son and abraham called the name of that place the lord seeth to those who know how to hear these things the path of spiritual… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:433…did you see what the shadow is and what the truth is and abraham called the name of that place the lord saw so that they might say today on the mountain the lord was seen… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:185…and offered it up for a holocaust instead of isaac his son and abraham called the name of that place the lord saw that they might say today in the mount the lord was seen and… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:247D…y a Chald. name composed of Salem and yireh, 'he will see, he will provide', by which name that place was called, and properly the mount Moriah by Abraham, Gen. xxii, 14, then he adds that...[missing terminal… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:209…these things are which have been read to us and it says the angel of the lord called to abraham from heaven the second time saying by my own self i have sworn saith the lord… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:625A…ason, God caused yours to cease and raised us up to be children of Abraham, for God had said to him: "And all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in you" (Gen. XXII, 15). Behold, therefore, He has spoken, and… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1209…there it says behold my angel goes before thy face and that the angel of the lord called hagar and that the angel of the lord called abraham and that the angels entered d sodom and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:389…what is an oath before god except that which is said elsewhere by myself have i sworn saith the lord for god does not possess an oath by anything greater nor does the divine even swear… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655C…these words. God said to Abraham: "By Myself I have sworn: surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven" (Gen. XXII, 16); and, "In your seed shall all the trib… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:695C…he firmness and immobility which he had regarding the commandments of God. That is customary in the divine Scripture: as that, "The Lord God swore to Abraham" (Gen. 22.16); and, "The Lord swore to David the tru… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115B…hast sent thy wrath, etc."; and Ps. 6, 1: "Lord, rebuke me not in thy fury, etc." Sorrows (Judic. 10, 16): "He was grieved upon their miseries." Various oaths (Gen. 22, 16): "By my own self have I sworn, etc.";… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:777B…p both creatures and demons. Moses, indeed, introduces the God of Abraham swearing, but by no other thing except by Himself: "By Myself I have sworn," He says (Gen. xxii, 16). Wherefore, he who worships the God of… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1025…and after faith followed the covenant for thou saidst i will make thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore but also having given isaac to him and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:869A…God who made the promise to Abraham, that He would make his seed as the stars of heaven, ⟦Gen. xxii, 17.⟧ who through His Son Christ Jesus call… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1035…a third time and the angel of the lord said to her multiplying i will multiply thy seed and it shall not be numbered by reason of the multitude and again the angel of the lord… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:53…this little child, proposing oaths to Abraham, said: "Multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the sea-shore" (Gen. XXII, 17). The prophetic chorus, offering up sup… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:501…it for what had been promised was so shall thy seed be as the stars of the heaven gen but what was commanded was for the only begotten son from whom he was about to fill… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:775D…to establish the gifts of grace, he even repeats the blessings: as he also did to Abraham: "Blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee" (Gen. 22:17). So he gives peace upon peace to those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:433…this word and have not spared your beloved son for my sake that in blessing i will bless you and in multiplying i will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:453…and concerning what things he assured him and i shall multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven for this he was saying also to the patriarch that your seed shall be as much as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…in number that they were to be multiplied as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore and that he would bless all nations in them and because they were sojourners… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:733D…to whom God speaking said: ‘Surely I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand by the lip of the sea’ (Gen. 22. 17). My grandfather happens to be Isaac, h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:379…as good as dead were born as many as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is by the seashore therefore he says from one were born as many not wishing to signify only… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:27…and she received isaac she kneaded the flour and her seed became as the stars of the heaven and as the sand of the sea these things i say to humble human arrogance and to treat… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153C…e multitude to be born from him would be innumerable, both above and below: "For as the sand," He says, "which cannot be numbered, and as the stars of heaven" (Gen. XXII, 17). Yet the bounds of so manifest a glory… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:323…the god of all says to abraham multiplying i will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven in multitude therefore he says the divine purpose looks to multitude and the procreation of children so… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:871…had been said to him by god multiplying i will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven the jewish people so that they might hold the one who had promised such things to be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:831…the world that he would be the father of many and again multiplying i will multiply thy seed as the multitude of the stars in heaven it was necessary therefore that abraham be shown to be… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1301B…the same thing, as: "Chastising, the Lord has chastised me"; and, "Waiting, I waited for the Lord"; and, "Blessing, I will bless you" (Ps. CXVII, 18; XXXIX, 2; Gen. XXII, 17). See how he often speaks by way of pl… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:351…because he said to abraham multiplying i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is by the sea shore a he demonstrated… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:279…as the stars of the heaven and orion and all the host of heaven shall not give their light and it shall be darkened… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:761…wherefore also there sprang from one and that as good as dead as the stars of the heaven in multitude and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable from one abraham if however… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:335…your holy one to whom you spoke saying i will multiply their seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the shore of the sea for master we have been… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:325…for seed and if the number of the children of israel be as the stars of the heaven and as the sand of the sea the remnant shall be saved it is clear that the faithful… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:953…had promised that his seed the one in isaac would be multiplied as the stars of the heaven and he is able to bring these promises to fulfillment and he knows that his gifts and graces… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1103…of his own promise for when making promises to abraham he said multiplying i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is by the sea shore he showed the… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:85…abraham and i am with thee and i will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven for abraham thy father s sake there then isaac built an altar and sent up a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:349…they were born of one and that one as good as dead as the stars of the heaven in multitude and as the sand which is by the seashore which is innumerable this faith did not… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 135:333…that he would give him offspring so that his seed would become as the stars of the heaven and how they were circumcised and that isaac is interpreted as laughter c the jews indeed are circumcised… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1331…those who believe in him have been multiplied exceedingly and have become as the stars of the heaven and as the sand by the seashore h the kings of the earth stood by and the rulers… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:385…to thee will i give this land and to thy seed and i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is by the sea shore because i have made… OrigenesPG 16:2853…you spoke saying i will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is by the seashore for o master we have been diminished beyond all nations and we are humble… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:753…and to jacob for so he says to isaac and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and to jacob and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:49…to isaac and i will give to thy seed all this land and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because abraham thy father hearkened to my voice and kept my… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1305…will find it expressed in this way to abraham and in you shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and in your seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed and multiplying… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1269…the blessed abraham received in blessing that in his seed might all the nations of the earth be blessed blessed he says is the coming kingdom of our father david iv let us resume the former… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:383…he gave the promises concerning christ according to that which was said and in thy seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed and where did he swear is it not when he said… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1069…e birth of the Lord in the grove of Sabek, the increase in a moment, and the blessing wherewith He blessed him: In thy seed shall all the nations be blessed (Gen. 22:18). Moses was also honored with this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:453…give he says to your seed all this land and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and for this reason i shall fulfill towards you the promises that were made… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655B…tement is not, as some have suspected, hyperbolic; but it is true and divine. For the God of the universe promised that in his seed He would bless all nations (Gen. 22:18)—the Seed according to the flesh, who h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:703D…r ever: for not to obey God brings death. But something else is meant here. For it is written: God said to Abraham: In thy seed shall all nations be blessed (Gen. 22:18): which seed is Christ. Through Him cer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:611…se had been made to both concerning Christ, who was to be born of them. To Abraham indeed thus: "And in thy seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22.18): which cannot be understood except in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:653…em from the curse. "That the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles." How to the Gentiles? "In your seed," he says, "shall all the nations be blessed" (Gen. 22:18), that is, in Christ. But if this was s… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:479…brought to pass as a reality the prophecy spoken to him that in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed this promise was fulfilled as the common savior christ who is the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1391…so also did the oracle regarding him to abraham contain in him shall all the nations of the earth be blessed but his government is on his shoulder because his power is his by a singular… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:641…be destroyed from among the people chap b viii genesis chap xxii and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed ibid ix psalm ii ver why did the gentiles rage and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:191…learn for god the god of all said to abraham in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed question lxxxiii why did jacob having received so many blessings flee from his brother… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1575…also made to the patriarch c abraham for he said to him in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed interpreting this the divine paul says thus now to abraham were the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:833…joined to the promise of isaac for in thy seed he says shall all the nations of the earth be blessed b but when he was foretelling to him the servitude of his race he did… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:103…been given to the patriarch b for in thy seed he says shall all the nations of the earth be blessed but between abraham and christ the law entered in the middle this law taught more… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:481…a for in your seed he said shall all the nations of the earth be blessed but by no other has the nations participated in this blessing for which reason the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:41…you and i will curse those who curse you and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed eran i remember these promises orth therefore call to mind also the covenants made… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:57…abraham b and the lord god said to the patriarch in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and the apostle for it is evident that our lord sprang from judah and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1427…he foreseeing spoke concerning his resurrection and god himself said to abraham and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and isaiah also there shall come forth a rod from the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:237…of the dead by promises as when it is said in thee and in thy seed shall all the nations be blessed just as the apostle also… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:239…one and through promises god was declaring to him saying in thee and in thy seed shall all the nations be blessed which was declaring to him the economy according to christ furthermore as god is… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:295…of the covenant which god made with our fathers saying unto abraham and in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed unto you first god having raised up his son jesus sent… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:187…your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because you have obeyed my voice a and abraham returned to his young men… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:567…which god made with your fathers saying to abraham and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed to you first god having raised up his son sent him to bless you… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:335…king of all the earth and the blessing of jacob was confirmed and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed for all the nations bless christ d but that you may… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:91…of the testament which god covenanted with our fathers saying to abraham and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed to you first god raising up his son jesus sent him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:713…many thousands of them believed, and the promise made to Abraham was fulfilled, to whom God said: In your seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed (Gen. xxii, 18). Or He also speaks of the spiritual Is… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:379…nations and the incarnation of the word for god said to him in thy seed shall all the nations be blessed but why did he place david before abraham it would perhaps have been more consequential… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:821…i will multiply your seed and after a few words in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed the meaning of which words is this from your son's posterity namely isaac who… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:243…heard a voice brought down from heaven in you and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and regarding the word as a deed he contemplated the presence of christ anticipating… AnonymousPG 106:1183…he spake to our fathers he says this on account of that in thy seed shall all the nations be blessed c vers and mary abode with elizabeth about three months that is until the birth…