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Homilies on Genesis, Homilia V · §2

Moab and Ammon — fleshly offspring of the cave

Moab and Ammon are born — fleshly peoples against Israel. What is born of drunken sense becomes enemy to spiritual Israel.

Latin

Nascuntur Moab et Ammon — populi carnales adversus Israel. Qui de ebrio sensu nascuntur, hostes sunt spiritalis Israel.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia V on Genesis (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–6.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia V. Heine FOTC 71 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia V §§1–6 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia V §§1–6)

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