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1Gen 48:1
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:325…scriptures for they continue and it came to pass after these words that one told joseph behold thy father is sick and he took with him his two sons manasseh and ephraim and came unto jacob…
2Gen 48:2
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:327…a joseph cometh unto thee and israel strengthened himself and sat upon the bed and jacob said to joseph god my god appeared to me…
3Gen 48:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:123A…p to the well of the oath, and the Lord appeared to him in that night" (Gen. XXVI, 23). And again concerning Jacob it is said: "I am God, who appeared to you" (Gen. XLVIII, 3); but also when he came to Bethel, he a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:539C…aban the Syrian, he saw in his sleep the ladder which extended from earth to heaven, and he wrestled with God; wherefore he said, “God appeared to me in Luza” (Gen. 48:3). Therefore, the woman touches on dogma… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:327…and jacob said to joseph god my god appeared to me in luz in the land of canaan and blessed me and said to me behold i will increase thee and multiply thee and will make…
4Gen 48:4
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:25…father s house and come into the land which i will show thee and i will make of thee a great nation and i will bless thee and magnify thy name and thou shalt be blessed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:663…alone that i may be enraged in my fury and consume them and i will make of thee a great nation the blessed moses said if thou wilt forgive them their sin forgive but if not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:165…thy father's house and come into the land which i will show thee and i will make of thee a great nation and i will bless thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:167…abundantly attain the heavenly blessing for what does he say to abraham and i will make of thee a great nation and i will bless thee and what follows you see therefore with how many spiritual… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:327…congregations of nations and i will give to thee this land and to thy seed after thee for an eternal possession now therefore those two sons of thine who were born to thee in the land… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:529…my wrath may wax hot against them and i may destroy them and i will make of thee a great nation and moses besought the lord his god do you hear how light and rash israel… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:171…god speaking in anger let me be that i may destroy them and i will make of thee a great and mighty nation exod xxxii but he having besought him appeased god and having descended he…
5Gen 48:5
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:327…possession now therefore those two sons of thine who were born to thee in the land of egypt before i came to thee here in egypt are mine ephraim and manasseh they shall be to me…
6Gen 48:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:567…have begotten afterwards they shall be yours they shall be called in the name of their brethren in their inheritances and know that also your mother rachel died when i was approaching bethlehem and i buried…
9Gen 48:9
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:331…the sons of joseph said who are these and joseph said to his father they are my sons whom god hath given me here and jacob said bring them unto me that i may bless them…
10Gen 48:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:463…to pass that when isaac was old and his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see chap for now he says because of old age he could not see and he called esau his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:567…me that i may bless them and he brought them near to him and he kissed them and embraced them look i beseech you at the old man how he hastens and urges to bless the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:331…i may bless them now his eyes were dim with age and he could not see and he brought them near to him and he kissed them and embraced them and israel said to joseph behold…
14Gen 48:14
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:485…the firstborn esau thus joseph to his brothers thus ephraim to manasseh israel stretched out his right hand and placed it upon the head of ephraim so that his head seemed to support two right hands… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1131C…ection should be restored. Jacob, the first to adore the top of Joseph's rod (Gen. xlvii, 31), typified the Cross; and by blessing his sons with crossed hands (Gen. xlviii, 14), he very clearly delineated the sign o…
15Gen 48:15
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:345B…sing his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh, said: God who feeds me from my youth until this day; the angel who delivers me from all evils, bless these children ⟦Genes. XLVIII, 15, 16⟧; he was not joining one of those w… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:703C…e patriarch Jacob blessing Joseph and saying: "God who feedeth me from my youth until this day; the angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys" (Gen. XLVIII. 15)? Because after God he named an ang…
16Gen 48:16
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:553…uth when, not regarding himself alone but all who are devoted to God, he says to the one who understands, "The angel who redeems me out of all evils" (Gen. xlviii, 16), it is probable that when many are gathered genuinely… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:443C…omen," he says, "ought to have a covering upon their head, because of the angels" (1 Cor. 11:10). And again, Jacob: "The Angel who delivered me from my youth" (Gen. 48:16). And they said of Rhoda the girl: "It… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:509A…es, and do nothing for the common good, angels have been given as guardians by the Lord of all—as also someone says: The angel who delivers me from my youth (Gen. 48.16)—much more are the powers from above pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:569…he will bless these children and my name will be called upon them and the name of my fathers abraham and isaac and they may multiply into a great multitude upon the earth did you see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:275B…so that he might admonish others. Look also at Jacob, how he held all those things in his mind; therefore he said: "The Angel who delivered me from my youth" (Gen. 48:16). But let us consider not only that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:893D…has an angel. Since from the beginning every man of those who are approved had an angel, as Jacob says: The angel who feeds me, and rescues me from my youth (Gen. 48:16). If, therefore, we have angels, let u… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:923C…On Jacob. This is what the great Jacob, taught by much experience, said: "God, who feeds me from my youth; the Angel who delivers me from all evils." ⟦Gen. xlviii, 16.⟧ Having experienced the aid of both in…
17Gen 48:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:557…also crowned and she holds a scepter christ truly from above places his right hand upon the head of the emperor and his left upon the head of the empress signifying that he covers both with… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:97…and ephraim on the left but he himself crossed his hands placing his right hand upon the head of the younger and his left upon the head of the elder c in a mystery of the… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:137…lets him down into the baptistery looking toward the east and places his right hand upon the head of him who is being baptized and with his left hand thrice lifts up the waters from the…
18Gen 48:18
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:213…this out of ignorance because of the weakness of his eyes said not so my father for this is the elder he heard i know my son i know he also shall become a people and…
19Gen 48:19
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:569…people and this one shall be exalted but his brother the younger shall be greater than he and his seed shall be in the multitude of nations do not think he says that i have done… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:571B…his one also shall be a people, and this one shall be exalted: but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall be a multitude of nations (Gen. 48:19). And he blessed them in that day, sayi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:333…one shall become a people and this one shall be exalted but his younger brother shall be greater than he and his seed shall be into a multitude of nations then a little later and he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:213…this is the elder he heard i know my son i know he also shall become a people and he also shall be great but his younger brother shall be greater than he d it should… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:485…hands one of his father and the other of his grandfather but his younger brother shall be greater than he for we see that later on ephraim ruled over the ten tribes by royal authority verse… AnonymousPG 106:1269…and blessed jacob says of his sons this one shall increase but his younger brother shall be greater than he so if you take greater in the sense of the divinity the argument for different substance…
20Gen 48:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:145…may god make you as ephraim and as manasseh and he placed ephraim before manasseh you may appropriately use this text regarding standing the more honorable person before… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:569…shall israel be blessed saying may god make you as ephraim and manasseh and he set ephraim before manasseh thus he says both will be illustrious so that all might make it an object of prayer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:571B…e a multitude of nations (Gen. 48:19). And he blessed them in that day, saying: In you shall Israel bless, saying: May God make you as Ephraim and Manasses (Gen. 48:20); and he placed Ephraim before Manasses…
21Gen 48:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:571Latin…s vobiscum, et reducet vos Deus ex terra hac in terram patrum vestrorum. Ego autem do tibi Sicima electa prae fratribus tuis, quae cepi in gladio meo et arcu (Gen. 48:21-22). 1. Chrysostom continues the history… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…rom this land into the land of your fathers. But I give thee one portion over thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and bow (Gen. 48. 21-22). — Chrysostom continues the history, a…
22Gen 48:22
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…the land of your fathers but i give thee one portion over thy brethren which i took out of the hand of the amorite with my sword and bow gen chrysostom continues the history and having… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:487…as a kind of prerogative for jacob says and i have given thee one portion above thy brethren which i took out of the hand of the amorite with my sword and with my bow in… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:511A…burial place, not Jacob. But here Jacob claims for himself those things which were his father's, just as above, when he said: "With my sword and with my bow" (Gen. XLVIII, 22), etc. VERS. 10. They came to the thr… AnonymousPG 2:1153C…. Esau, son of Jacob, Jud. 9. Mention is made of Jacob’s bow in Gen. XLVIII, 22. But it was against the Amorites, not t…