Where the Fathers quote Genesis 28

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John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:473…life because of the daughters of the sons of heth if jacob take a wife of the daughters of this land what is life to me consider how she found a seemly pretext for when the… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:817…evil through the epistle he says uses the old law which says thou shalt not take a wife over her sister as a rival to uncover her nakedness while she is yet alive and from this… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:791…wait for the lord and keep his way and he shall exalt thee that thou mayest inherit the land when the sinners have perished thou shalt see it i have seen the ungodly man exalted and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:475…and 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… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:161…in his race although it had also been said to him that to thee and to thy seed not through thy seed but to thee and to thy seed and neither he nor isaac nor jacob… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:395…which happened concerning jacob belongs to faith alone because he promised to abraham to thee and to thy seed i will give this land joseph heard this even when he was settled in a foreign country… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:159B…e was born in Mesopotamia. These things, however, can easily be reconciled; for at times the names Assyria, Syria, and Mesopotamia are used promiscuously. Thus Gen. XXVIII, 5, he who went to Mesopotamia of Syria, i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:473…life because of the daughters of the sons of heth if jacob take a wife of the daughters of this land what is life to me consider how she found a seemly pretext for when the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:663…he gave him all that was his and my lord adjured me saying thou shalt not take a wife for my son isaac from the daughters of the canaanites with whom i dwell but thou shalt… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:685C…called the land of Midian Mesopotamia. Much less has anyone thought it to be the same as the Mesopotamia of Syria, in which Jacob's father-in-law Laban lived (Gen. 28, 6). Human error therefore occurred here f… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:817…evil through the epistle he says uses the old law which says thou shalt not take a wife over her sister as a rival to uncover her nakedness while she is yet alive and from this… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1105…she was taken out of her man therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh for i will not endure certain men… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…and went toward the place and slept there for the sun had set and he took of the stones of the place and put them at his head and slept in that place and he dreamed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:619C…t from this as well. "For as he was setting out for Charan, the sun was setting; and he took from the stones of that place and put them at his head and slept" (Gen. 28:11). Do you see ineffable philosophy? Do y… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…and arrived at a place and slept there for the sun had set and he took of the stones of the place and put it by his head and slept in that place and dreamed and… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…and put them at his head and slept in that place and dreamed and behold a ladder set up on the earth d whose head reached to heaven and the angels of god were ascending and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:749…amen amen i say to you you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man john i thus also paul was caught up into the third heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:759…over the son of man for you will see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man and you also look for your own ascension only rise from your… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…place and put them at his head and slept in that place and he dreamed and behold a ladder fixed on the earth whose top reached to heaven and the angels of god ascended and descended… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:591D…d, "Jacob the patriarch dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, whose head reached to heaven, and the angels of God ascending and descending on it" (Gen. XXVIII, 12). If, then, the Spirit fills all things… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:385B…s ladder, he seemed to be caught up to the Lord standing upon it and fixed there, and reaching out His hand as it were to him, and to be ascending into heaven (Gen. XXVIII, 12, 13). He also ordered that friends be s… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…into mesopotamia he lay down and saw a dream for he says and behold a ladder set up on the earth the head whereof reached to heaven and the angels of god ascended and descended on… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:449…indeed jacob saw a ladder reaching unto heaven and fixed there and the angels of god ascending and descending but now on account of man he who is the lover of men and benign became man… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:913…the heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man and the third day there was a marriage in cana of galilee… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:449…him saying from now on you shall see the heavens opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man john such is the custom of those who love they do not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:635…e saw such a dream. A ladder was set, whose top reached even to heaven, and the angels were ascending and descending by it, but the Lord was reclining upon it (Gen. 28. 12 sqq.). Jacob, prompted by the Spirit, p… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:127…amen i say to you hereafter you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man do you see how he gradually raises him from the earth and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:165…he says from now on you shall see the heavens opened and the angels of god ascending and descending john but to this one he said nothing of these things but discourses concerning the dispensation and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:669…sees heaven opened and a ladder established from earth to heaven and the angels of god ascending and descending through the ladder and the lord he says was established upon it gen he did not say… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:733…the heavenly ladder and it established from earth even to heaven and the angels of god ascending and descending i am the son of this man i am not a fugitive nor ungrateful i was not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…and put it by his head and slept in that place and dreamed and behold a ladder set up on the earth whose head reached to heaven and the angels of god ascended and descended upon… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:189…amen i say to you hereafter you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man this i think is the ladder the movement of the holy spirits… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1079A…ering spirits sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?" ⟦Hebr. I, 14.⟧ Thus also the divine Jacob is said to have seen a ladder ⟦Gen. XXVIII, 12⟧ reaching from earth up to heaven, with… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:607…was his custom saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven and the angels of god ascending and descending upon it and the lord standing by it upon waking he said the lord is in this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:523…christ said b from now on you will see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man for since one flock had now been revealed both the upper and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:223…amen amen i say to you you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man he now directs his discourse to all thereby confirming the faith of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:803…amen amen i say to you you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man since therefore angels also descend from above that is from heaven why… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:687…savior of all himself says c ye shall see heaven open and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man these drive away from us the implacable beasts and snatching those who… Nonnus of Panopolis fl. c. 400-470PG 43:759…say to you from now on you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man h cap ii h and on the third day a marriage was… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:427…to the pronouncement of christ for you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man that descent of the angels who are sent into ministry for those… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:591…same place and he saw in a dream a ladder standing upon the earth and the top of it touching heaven angels also of god ascending and descending by it and the lord leaning upon the… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1105…which jacob being instructed in divine things saw about which he beheld the angels of god ascending and descending whatever that descent or ascent might be this is the gate of the heavens concerning which he… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:409…host awaited them and the chamber of the celestial king stood open the angels of god ascending and descending upon them prepared the way for their ascent to god and they having the desire of ascent… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:189…say amen i say to you you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man c from that time forward therefore the most holy philip lending his… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1185…amen i say to you henceforth you will see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man ' b prophecy is most powerful and more effective than miracles for… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:835…said to him from now on you will see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man this saying clearly signified his return into heaven in which some of… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:851…said to him from now on you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man this statement clearly prefigured his return into heaven in which some of… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:977…into heaven c from now on you shall see heaven opened and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man because he had called him a true israelite a little earlier he… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:943…represented the wonderful ladder that jacob saw reaching up to heaven and the angels of god ascending and descending upon it and the stone beneath the ladder depicted there is seen to be that very one… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:823…through whom we are lifted up from earth to heaven and also the angels of god ascending and descending upon it and the lord leaning upon the ladder first gabriel descended to her to announce to… PG 10 (anthology)PG 10:1201…faith b formerly jacob saw a ladder set up to heaven and the angels of god ascending and descending but now because for man s sake the philanthrope became man having kicked the misanthrope with the… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1117…saw a vision of a ladder reaching from heaven to earth and the angels of god ascending and descending upon it and the lord was leaning upon the ladder this figure shows that to him who… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…descending on it and the lord was standing over it and he said i am the lord god of abraham your father and of isaac do not fear the land on which you are sleeping i… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:47…were ascending and descending upon it and the lord was supported upon it and said i am the lord god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac fear not the land on which thou… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…god ascended and descended upon it c and the lord rested upon it and said i am the lord the god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac fear not the land on which… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:385…a vow to me so then was he who had said above i am the lord god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac to whom the friend of god also erected a pillar… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1039…it and heard the lord leaning upon the ladder saying to him i am the lord god of abraham thy father and the rest which are shown in what follows to have been spoken to him… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…of god ascended and descended on it and the lord leaned upon it and said i am the lord god of thy fathers the god of abraham and the god of isaac fear not the land… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…god ascended and descended upon it and the lord was set upon it and said i am the god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac fear not the land whereon thou sleepest to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:533…to jacob and rousing him to noble hopes said i am the god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac and jacob himself also confessed saying if the lord will give me bread to… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1649…by it and the lord leaning upon the ladder saying to him i am the lord god of abraham and the god of isaac thy father fear not the land wherein thou sleepest i will give… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:427…stone is placed under the head of jacob but he who says i am the lord god of abraham thy father etc is called an angel for jacob himself confirms this sufficiently saying the angel of… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:823…but let us return to the prophecy and he addressed him thus i am the lord god of abraham thy father and the god of isaac i who standing over the ladder fear not specifically of… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:609…me and yet there upon the pillar it was said to jacob i am the lord god of abraham your father and the god of isaac the one therefore who is called an angel here is… Polycarp of Smyrna c. 69–c. 156PG 5:1027…fashioned him four elements coalesced but that the woman was formed from the dust of the earth and a rib into the likeness of the church a i and the lord god formed man of the… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…and it shall spread abroad to the sea and to the south and to the north and to the east and in you and in your seed all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1209…with your eyes and see from this place where you now are to the north and to the south and to the east and to the sea because all the land which you see i will… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1837…liberty to the north and to africa sanctes and the vulgate edition to the north and to the south the septuagint also for africa read to the north and to africa as in josue xviii psalm… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:209…for my sake i will bless thee and i will multiply thee and thy seed shall be as the stars of heaven in multitude and as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbered etc… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:47…upon it i will give it to thee and to thy seed and thy seed shall be as the sand of the earth a to which he subsequently adds and jacob rose in the morning and… 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 22:383…thou sleepest to thee i will give it and to thy seed and thy seed shall be as the sand of the sea and shall be spread abroad to the sea and toward the east and… 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… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…safety unto the house of thy father and thy seed shall be spread abroad to the west and to the sea and to the north and to the east now it was prophesied by the ladder… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:475…which thou sleepest i will give to thee and to thy seed and thy seed shall be as the sand of the sea do not think he says because you are now going into an alien… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:611…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 which cannot be understood except in christ since there was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:77…which god ordered to your fathers saying to abraham 'and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed ' to you c first he says god having raised up his servant sent… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:165…that bless thee and curse them that curse thee and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed c do you understand how he commanded him to depart not only from land and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…thou sleepest to thee will i give it and to thy seed and thy seed shall be as the sand of the sea and it shall be spread abroad to the sea and toward the south… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:187…seed he says shall be extended to the sunrise and the sunset to the north and to the south he also said that he would have him as his helper and savior having awakened the divine… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:595…were to say perhaps that all things that look to the south and to the north and to the east and to the west shall be filled with them and they shall possess every city and… 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 81:1439…and the north and the south for it had all things situated to the north and to the south subject to it and likewise those to the west as far as the sea and it forced… 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…the resurrection 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…of that 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… 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 92:669…where he says the turks have frangia to the west the patzinaks to the north and to the south the great moravia and the croats who are adjacent to the mountains certainly the same constantine testifies… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1105…which is absurd besides those who inquire in this manner and proceed to the west and to the east nowhere find what they seek with all things being abandoned upward on account of the mutual communion… 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… Theophanes Continuatus 10th c.PG 109:161…founded by the glorious emperor basil now these buildings in the palace to the north and to the south were constructed by theophilus but they are recorded in history by us because we do not wish… 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 124:543…in a circuit that is that i traveled through the nations both to the north and to the south with the word vers and in this way striving to preach the gospel not where christ was… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:569…which god made with your fathers saying to abraham and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed c vers to you first god having raised up his servant d jesus sent… Anna Comnena 1083 – c. 1153/1154PG 131:469…in occitania at the pond of maguelone which adheres to the mainland to the north and to the south is separated from the gallic sea by a very strong dike not far from the city of… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:825…a and your seed shall be as the dust of the earth you shall be spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:419…and flows toward the sunrise it has the opuntian and epicnemidian locrians to the north and to the south and the sirocco wind it has the entire inland region of achaea and boeotia it remains very… Laonicus Chalcocondyles fl. 1439–1462PG 159:121…extends to the south and sakae having kaddousi for thirty thousand stadia to the east and to the north the massagetae a people valiant and distinguished in wars for twenty thousand stadia most of all it… OrigenesPG 16:2813…ascending after these things i saw the ram butting towards the west and to the north and to the west and to the south and all the beasts did not stand behind it and there was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…all the tribes of the earth and in thy seed be blessed and behold i am with thee guarding thee in every way whithersoever thou shalt go and i will bring thee back into this land… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…will i give it and to thy seed and i will be with thee and will keep thee in all the way whither thou goest and will bring thee again with safety unto the house of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:479D…ee, guarding thee in every way in which thou art to go: and I shall multiply thy seed, and I shall bring thee again to this land, and I shall not forsake thee (Gen. 28. 15), until all the things promised are ful… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:669B…d a ladder established from earth to heaven, and the angels of God ascending and descending through the ladder. And the Lord, he says, was established upon it (Gen. 28. 15). He did not say simply, He was sitting… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…all the tribes of the earth be blessed and in thy seed and behold i am with thee keeping thee in all the way whithersoever thou shalt go and will bring thee again into this land… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…spoken to you and jacob awoke from his sleep and said because the lord is in this place and i did not know it and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…to thee and jacob awoke from his sleep and said d that the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this is… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1067…and the lord supported upon it when he awoke he said truly the lord is in this place and again he said how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:477…this righteous man and jacob awakened from his sleep and said that the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…have spoken to thee and jacob rose up from his sleep and said surely the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how fearful is this this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:187…divine jacob was filled with no small wonder and he even said the lord is in this place and i did not know it but what might he wish to signify through this how is it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:607…upon it and the lord standing by it upon waking he said the lord is in this place and i did not know it b i think therefore that this blessed prophet having considered something of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:427…who acknowledge his authority wherefore as if seized by admiration jacob exclaims the lord is in this place and i knew it not but as for what had occurred when he suspected that the stone was… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:469…resting upon it and he arose in the morning and marvelled saying the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he said how fearful is this place this is none other than… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:219…local and not present to all things and everywhere for he said the lord is in this place and i did not know it and again how terrible is this place this is none other than… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:917…also testifies when he saw the ladder and the angels ascending saying the lord is in this place and i knew it not and david also says the lord chose zion he desired it for a… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:825…the knowledge of those things which god had said he said truly the lord is in this place and i did not know it and he intimates the understanding somewhat obscurely and confesses the impotence of… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:527…and awakened me just as a man is wont to be awakened out of his sleep and he said to me what do you see he again designates by the angel speaking in him that one… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…the lord is in this place and i did not know it and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god and this is the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…that the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god and this is the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1067…the lord is in this place and again he said how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god and this is the gate of heaven but what is the face… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:477…that the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god and this is the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:635…the spirit prophesied saying how formidable is this place this is no other but the house of god and the gate of heaven ibid v and therefore the name of that place was called bethel which… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…surely the lord is in this place and i knew it not and he was afraid and said how fearful is this this is none other but the house of god and this is the gate… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:811…might be built upon it for he says david said this is the house of god and this is the altar of holocaust for israel and that he was not blamed for offering sacrifice far b… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:679C…he presence of God, as Jacob indicated, saying at the vision of the ladder that rose from earth to heaven: "How terrible is this place! And I did not know it" (Gen. XXVIII, 17). This is also indicated by what relate… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:871…siege against it place how terrible is this place this is no other but the house of god and this is the gate of heaven and the spirit took me up and i heard behind me… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1105A…e of the heavens, concerning which he said: "How terrible is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this shall be called the gate of heaven [Gen. XXVIII, 17]." Behold the propitiatory which ha… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:681…let the most patriarchal jacob cry out this is nothing other than the house of god and this is the gate of heaven c o ineffable reports o paradoxes of result what is this new story… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:469…this place and i knew it not and he said how fearful is this place this is none other than the house of god and this is the gate of heaven and he took the stone… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:751…shown in a terrible place how terrible is this place he says this is none other but the house of god and it is not to be wondered at if the priest being just was troubled… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:571…and fainteth for the courts of the lord another says how fearful is this place this is none other than the house of god and perchance someone else even of those not our own nor of… Nicephorus the Presbyter fl. c. 950PG 111:785…great mistress and then this great church of god for that is the house of god and this is his house how sweetly the intelligible music plays at this hour that you may see when these… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:219…this place and i did not know it and again how terrible is this place this is none other than the house of god the lord therefore marvels at the faith of this gentile as being… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:997…s head, touching heaven, and the angels ascending and descending by it; and immediately waking up, he said: This place is truly holy, and the gate of heaven [Gen. 28:17], and erecting the stone as a monument,… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:825…made flesh but the house of god which is an inseparable union and this is the gate of heaven this ladder the virgin and at once the mother of god is the gate of heaven for… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:469…jacob the patriarch having seen this in an enigma said how terrible is this place this is none other but the house of god and this is the gate of heaven but david gathering to himself… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:503…end fulfilling and confirming those promises therefore this is none other than the house of god and this is the gate of heaven as the patriarch jacob said through which not only do angels descend to… OrigenesPG 16:3161…me unless any man for this he says is nothing other than the house of god and this is the gate of heaven for this reason he says jesus says i am the true gate and… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:609…of god and this is the gate of heaven and jacob rose in the morning and took the stone which he had placed at his head and he set it up as a pillar and poured… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:47…of the earth a to which he subsequently adds and jacob rose in the morning and took the stone which he had placed at his head and set it up as a pillar then in the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:383…god and this is the gate of heaven and jacob rose up in the morning and took the stone which he had put at his head and set it… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:385…a up for a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it and called the name of that place the house of god you… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:475B…f Genesis ch. xxviii, the first trace of a stone anointed with oil appears, set up as a monument by the patriarch Jacob during his journey through Mesopotamia (Gen. xxviii, 18: "he set it up as a pillar"), and toget… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:741C…e Most High God (Gen. XIV, 18); and Isaac, who pleased God; and Jacob, who, as best he could, offered sacrifice upon the stone and poured oil over the lentils (Gen. XXVIII, 18). Of his sons, Levi is found to have re… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:477…offer the due thanksgiving here to the master and jacob rose up and took the stone that he had placed at his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:185…and this is the gate of heaven and jacob rose up early and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil upon the top… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:71…at the vision and taking the stone he set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it consider now in these things our lord jesus christ the one and only and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:49B…rarely express it with . A., gaê, עָא. Elsewhere they often render both the letter and the motion with e, sometimes with a. Thus Gen. xi, 8, taên. Gen. xxviii, 19, eip, עַיִן; Josue vii, 24, emach,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51D…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. xxviii, 19, deir, deír. Leviticus i, 1, uicrá… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:277…that it was god to whom no name could be specifically attributed he called the name of that place the face of god for i saw god face to face he says and my soul was… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:997…and erecting the stone as a monument and pouring oil over it he called the name of that place bethel which was formerly called luza in bethel by the command of an angel abraham was willing… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:423…passage itself runs and jacob made a vow saying if the lord god will be with me and will keep me in this way in which i am walking and will give me bread to eat… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1735…gives bread jacob signifies saying if my lord shall be with me and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on and all things that thou shalt give me o lord i will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:973…the five thousand the prayer of jacob to god was if you will give me bread to eat and clothing to put on not if you will give me luxury and sumptuosity and what of the… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1595A…e name of thee that has been invoked upon me; and for this I will render what I have vowed day by day," just as Jacob says, "If God will give me bread to eat" (Gen. xxviii, 20), and so forth.… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…other things jacob vowed he says a vow saying if the lord god will be with me and will keep me in this way in which i walk and will give me bread to eat and… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1423…by day i will pay my vows as jacob says if god will give me bread to eat and so on everything that thou shalt give me i will tithe a tithe to thee for before… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:43A…ept bread and clothing, saying: If you will give me bread to eat and clothing with which I may be covered, all that you give me, I will give you a tithe of it (Gen. 28:20). He did not say, "I will spend it on b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:631D…let us be content with these" (1 Tim. 6:8); this also he asked of God, saying: "If the Lord gives me bread to eat and clothing to put on, it suffices for us" (Gen. 28:20). But yet even he, who sought nothing b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:477…very words themselves for he offered a prayer saying if the lord god will be with me and will keep me in this way wherein i go since he had said i am with you and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:431A…ught not ask for sensible things? One ought, indeed, but with moderation, just as Jacob says: If the Lord will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on (Gen. XXVIII, 20); or as Christ commanded us to pray, sa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:435…saints, and those who exhort others, remain unmoved in temptations? Hear therefore Jacob 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 yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:297D…h them Jacob departing from his father's house naked of all? Do you not hear him praying and saying: "If God will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on" (Gen. 28: 20)? These things were not those of one wh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:669C…one who hates wealth, the one who accepts no worldly phantasm—he says: If the Lord God will be with me, and will give me bread to eat and a garment to put on (Gen. 28. 20). See how the philosophic soul does… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:131D…friends, nor those who had not harmed him at all. Again, Jacob when he was in distress was saying, "If God will give me bread to eat and a garment to put on" (Gen. xxviii, 20). And the son of Noah before this had d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:441B…B⟧ These are the words of a living soul, these are works of her energy. Thus also Jacob said: If the Lord will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on (Gen. 28:20); thus also Joseph, How shall I do thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:507…do not compel or impose a law to live in this way, but as Jacob asked for. And what did he ask for? "If the Lord gives me bread to eat and clothing to put on" (Gen. XXVIII, 20). Thus Paul also commanded, saying: "Ha… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:135D…things, and force one to be beholden to many. What was poorer than Jacob, tell me, who said, "If the Lord will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on" (Gen. XXVIII, 20)? Were Elijah and John then destitute o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:355…what tell me was lower than jacob who said if the lord will give me bread to eat and a garment to put on were elias and john without confidence did not one reprove ahab and… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:151…delivered clxxix to the same that statement of jacob if the lord will give me bread to eat and a garment to wrap myself denotes the way of life of the monks clxxx to the same… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:533…god of isaac and jacob himself also confessed saying if the lord will give me bread to eat and a garment to put on then the lord shall be my god and these things suffice concerning… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:427…of god surely the house destined for prayer and supplications and he will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear etc… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:423…to the house of my father the lord shall be my god and this stone which i have set up as a pillar shall be for me the house of god and of all that you… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:329…the house of my father then the lord shall be my god and this stone which i have set for a pillar shall be for me the house of god and of all that thou shalt… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1423…if god will give me bread to eat and so on everything that thou shalt give me i will tithe a tithe to thee for before these words it is written and jacob made a vow… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:479…promised that he would give to god for of all he said that thou shalt give me i will tithe a tenth part to thee the people were therefore c paying a paternal debt not offering… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1617…and brings me back in peace the lord will be my god and this stone which i have set up for a pillar will be to me the house of god and of all that you…