Where the Fathers quote Genesis 25

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John ChrysostomPG 54:443expounds v.19“Και αυται αι γενεσεις Ισαακ του υιου Αβρααμ·”49. «These are the generations, he says, of Isaac, son of Abraham»: On Prayer John ChrysostomPG 54:448expounds v.21“εδεετο δε Ισαακ Κυριου περι Ρεβεκκας της γυναικος αυτου, οτι στειρα ην· επηκουσε δε αυτου ο Θεος, και συνελαβεν εν γαστρι Ρεβεκκα η γυνη αυτου.”50. «Rebekah conceived, and the children struggled within her»: On Avarice OrigenesPG 16:2829…man dwelling in babylon and his name was joacim c and he took a wife and her name was susanna the daughter of chelcias very beautiful and fearing the lord and her parents were just and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1105C…, indeed, gave his inheritance to Isaac, but to the children of his concubines or bondwomen, it is said that he gave not the inheritance, but gifts or rewards (Gen. xxv, 5-6). In which, without doubt, this is shad… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:45A…ommutation of letters, others are observed where some letters are found substituted for others that are not even similar, or where one is formed out of two, as Gen. xxv, 8, where [Hebrew] is read, "to his people… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:575…sons and jacob lifted up his feet upon the bed and failed and was gathered to his people see the death of the just man even this full of a great miracle for after he had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:715B…uits for the sake of which he entered into human life. Wherefore Scripture calls Abraham and Job "full of days," even if many others have lived for more years (Gen. XXV, 8; Job XLII, 16). "When He slew them, the… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:463…fourth generation it demonstrated the longevity of his life and job died an old man and full of days c the divine voice seals the praise for him in calling him an old man and full… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1085…further on does the divine oracle say concerning him 'and failing abraham died in a good old age an old man and full of days and was gathered to his people' for what is the gathering… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:409D…st. 94. Page 885, verse 3, for speudōn in cod. B. and M. M. it is read autos. Verse 35, sou de apeleusē. Genes. xv, the vulgar books ekleipōn et gēra. Gen. xxv, 8. Verse, phēsin. Gen. xlix, 29. Kai o… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:929…of moses the servant of the lord the lord spoke septuagint and it came to pass after the death of moses the lord spoke to the minister another to the servant this jordan empty in some… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:285…the red sea a jesus son of nave whose beginning is and it came to pass after the death of the servant of the lord the lord said to jesus son of nave the minister of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:457…joshua son of nun h in joshua son of nun a and it came to pass after the death of moses the servant of the lord that the lord spoke to joshua the son of nun… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:81…discourse on the miracles of the holy great martyr of christ menas it came to pass after the lord was taken up life and conduct of our father among the saints pancratius it came to pass… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:151…and massa and chodad and thema and jethur and naphis and gedma these are the sons of ishmael twelve princes according to their nations and ishmael dwelt from eila to sur which is opposite egypt as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…of the lord i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…name of the lord i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…him of my salvation i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people ps cxv here he calls promises 'vows' for in these dire straits he was fleeing to god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:167B…and be lord of your brother, and may the sons of your father worship you. Whoever curses you, let him be cursed; and whoever blesses you, let him be blessed" (Gen. xxv, 18-29). Thus Jacob anticipated his father's… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…of this death vers i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if it is precious… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…times for christ verse i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people i will pay he says what i have promised to god before i depart from the present… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…d Rebecca, arguing against the evil marriage customs of his own time. 434-443 HOMIL. XLIX. These are the generations, he says, of Isaac, the son of Abraham (Gen. 25. 19). — By the example of Isaac it is evide… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…israelitic and the one that is through faith in christ h a and these are the generations of isaac the son of abraham abraham begat isaac and isaac was forty years old when he took rebecca… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:443…generations of isaac son of abraham abraham begat isaac gen isaac moreover was forty years old when he took rebecca daughter of bathuel the syrian from mesopotamia sister of laban the syrian to be his wife… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:447…was sixty years of age when rebecca gave birth if therefore he was forty years old when he took her and the wife was sixty when she gave birth it is manifest that he persevered for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:463…for if we are mindful of those things said before that he was forty years old when he took rebecca and that when the children were born to him he was sixty we shall know that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…are the generations of isaac the son of abraham abraham begat isaac and isaac was forty years old when he took rebecca the daughter of bathuel the syrian from mesopotamia the sister of laban the syrian… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:407…on the other side the sons whom keturah had borne to abraham isaac was forty years old when he took rebecca as his wife he married her three years after the death of sarah abraham therefore… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:365…t hidden. Hear, then, how covertly it declared the time to us. And Isaac was forty years old, it says, when he took Rebecca daughter of Bathuel the Syrian (Gen. 25:20). Did you learn how many years old he w… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:705…now what the scripture says concerning the people isaac prayed for rebecca his wife because she was barren and she conceived afterwards however rebecca went out to ask the lord and the lord said to her… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:225…for the present reading relates that isaac prayed to god for rebecca his wife because she was barren and god heard him and she conceived and the boys it says were leaping in her womb consider… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…proves the birth of the Virgin. Isaac perseveres in prayer for twenty years. 443-447 HOMIL. L. And Rebecca conceived, and the little ones struggled in her (Gen. 25. 21-22). — On the contempt of riches. 448-451… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:173A…hear, both men and women; for men also have often contributed. For hear the Scripture saying: And Isaac prayed for Rebecca his wife, because she was barren (Gen. 25.21). For prayer has great power. With all… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…syrian to be his wife and isaac besought the lord for rebecca his wife because she was barren and god heard him and rebecca his wife conceived in the womb and the children struggled within her… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:363…d their nature, so here the sterile woman dissolved the bonds of nature. And learn how she did this. He besought, it says, for his wife, since she was sterile (Gen. xxv, 21). These things were read to you today:… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:365…rayer of Isaac broke the barrenness of his wife, and the prayer of such a long time. Isaac prayed, it says, concerning Rebecca his wife, and God heard him (Gen. 25:21). Do not imagine that he called upon Go… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1575…indecent before all else cap xxv vers and the children were leaping within her and she said if it is to be so for me why to me this and she went to inquire of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:463D…ngs of childbirth that life was for him more bitter than any death. And you may hear her saying this very thing: If it was to be so with me, why should I live (Gen. 25.22)? He also experienced famine, though he… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:705D…who the Isaac, who the Rebecca is, and upon whom he has shown, that the greater is this people, or that one. Barnab., cap. 13, coll. Rom. ix, 10-12, and Gen. xxv, 23. The same, 12: For in him are all thin… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1043…not of works but of him that calleth it was said to her two nations are in thy womb and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb and the one people shall overcome the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:231…not of works but of him who calls it was said that the elder shall serve the younger as it is written i have loved jacob but i have hated esau and after this he answers… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:225…it says to inquire of the lord and the lord said to her two nations are in thy womb and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly it is a long matter if we should… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1141…of works but of him that calleth it was said to her the elder shall serve the younger as it is written jacob i have loved but esau i have hated the apostle purposed to follow… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:903…of works but of him who calls it was said to her the elder shall serve the younger as it is written jacob i have loved but esau i have hated what shall we say then… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1323B…can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one" (John x, 29, 30). And it is said concerning Esau: "That the greater shall serve the lesser" (Gen. xxv, 23); and, "Saul was greater than all the p… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:319…god that she might conceive and when she conceived god says to her two nations are in thy womb and a nation shall be superior to a nation foretelling the jews and us christians and when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:553B…hat the purpose of God according to election might remain, 12. not of works, but of him who calls, it was said to him: 13. "The elder shall serve the younger" (Gen. 25:23), according to what is written: "Jacob… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:813A…o nations are in your womb, and two peoples in your belly shall be divided; and people shall be stronger than people, and the greater shall serve the younger" (Gen. 25: 23). See the prediction clearly indicating… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…she went to inquire of the lord and the lord said to her two nations are in thy womb and two peoples shall be divided from thy womb and one people shall overcome another and the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:407…her what those movements of the infants in her womb meant vers and the elder shall serve the younger etc he who affects to be greater and boasts that he is greater shall be subjected to… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:365…olding with his right hand the heel of his brother; for this reason he called him Jacob, and the other Esau. And Isaac was sixty years old when he begat them (Gen. 25:25-26). If, therefore, he was forty when he m… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1025…εκρῶν· "For whose life is filled with dead works resulting from sin of every kind, their homes become tombs forever." The passage concerning Jacob is Genesis XXV, 27. Col. 454 B 9. Qui imperium, Cornarius published, "on ac… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:409…ter of the innocent man consists in simplicity of conduct, nobility, and an unaffected nature. Such was Jacob: Without guile, he says, dwelling in a house (Gen. XXV, 27); that is, using his natural simplicity… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1773D…ty of morals and sincerity of speech, and by having nothing affected in actions or colored in speech. Such also was Jacob, a simple man, dwelling in a house (Gen. XXV, 27), that is, living in natural simplicity… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:475A…nts made their journeys? A man reared at home (for I shall say it again), and accustomed to such service (for "he was simple," it says, "and dwelling at home" [Gen. 25:27]), being about to travel, he was in nee… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:339…omestic matters. Thus Jacob of old was simpler, who lived at home, free from tumults. For it is not without cause that Scripture said this, "Dwelling at home" (Gen. XXV, 27). Yet you will say, there is also great… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:949…there is no guile and the holy scripture also said somewhere that jacob was a plain man dwelling in a house therefore that which is simple in its ways and devoid of malice this we say… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:409…received by guile wherefore moses does not inappropriately mention the heel vers and the boys grew and esau was a man skillful in hunting and a man of the field but jacob was a plain man… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:431…say the birthright for it is written in the book of genesis and the boys grew and esau was a man skillful in hunting a man of the field but jacob was a plain man dwelling… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:449…the greater will serve the lesser for see immediately jacob cooked a pottage and esau came from the field failing and esau said to jacob give me to taste of this red pottage for i am… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…venison was his meat but rebecca loved jacob and jacob boiled a pottage and esau came from the field failing and said to jacob give me to taste of this red pottage for i am failing… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:409…for the hunting with which he fed and delighted his aged father and esau came from the field failing among the righteous failing is said to be a prostheis an addition for by leaving the mortal… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:431…he ate of his venison but rebecca loved jacob and jacob boiled pottage and esau came from the field faint and esau said to jacob feed me i pray thee with that same red pottage for… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:431…jacob and jacob boiled pottage and esau came from the field faint and esau said to jacob feed me i pray thee with that same red pottage for i am faint therefore was his name called… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:431…edom and jacob said to esau sell me this day thy birthright and esau said behold i am at the point to die and what profit shall this birthright do to me and jacob said swear… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1331C…to call them harlots, so that they may have no reproach to level back at them. TITLE XIII. On gluttony and greed; and that gluttony causes death. Gen. 25:33. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob. An… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:431…point to die and what profit shall this birthright do to me and jacob said swear to me this day and he sware unto him and esau sold his birthright unto jacob c from that time… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:785…some of them as it is written the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play neither let us tempt christ onward to the words now all these things happened unto them… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:153…he swore to him and esau sold his birthright to jacob and jacob gave esau bread and pottage of lentils and he ate and drank and rising went his way and esau made light of his… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1331…gluttony causes death h gen esau sold his birthright to jacob and jacob gave esau bread and pottage of lentils and he ate and drank and rose up and went away and esau despised his birthright…