Deuteronomy 23:7 (WEB)
You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X V.19Conference V
“And this is commanded in a figure in the law, in this way: “Thou shalt not abhor the Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxiii. 7.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Nay more, it honoured the nations, and bears no grudge against those who have done ill. Accordingly it is expressly said, “Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, for thou wast a sojourner in Egypt;” designating by the term Egyptian either one of that race, or any one in the world.” — editor's note: Deut. xxiii. 7.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.19.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.19.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.19.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.19.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.19.