Deuteronomy 33:16 (WEB)
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
Fathers and councils · 3
Justin Martyr
“Let him be glorified among his brethren; his beauty is [like] the firstling of a bullock; his horns the horns of an unicorn: with these shall he push the nations from one end of the earth to another.’” — editor's note: Deut. xxxiii. 13–17.
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Ambrose of Milan
“They are the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxxiii. 16, 17.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“They are, And let the things that are well-pleasing to Him that appeared in the bush come upon the head and crown of Joseph.” — editor's note: Deut. xxxiii. 16.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together with
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 91.
Parallel passages
Genesis 49:26 and Deuteronomy 33:16 share the same wording (17 words).
