Exodus 28:36 (WEB)
“You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO THE LORD.’
Fathers and councils · 2
Cyril of Jerusalem
“With oil He anointed thine head upon thy forehead, for the seal which thou hast of God; that thou mayest be made the engraving of the signet, Holiness unto God.” — editor's note: Ex. xxviii. 36; Ecclus. xlv. 12. The plate of pure gold on the forefront of Aaron’s mitre was engraved with the motto, Holy unto the Lord. This symbolism Cyril…
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“…at Ephesus; and moreover John, who was both a witness and a teacher, who reclined upon the bosom of the Lord, and being a priest wore the sacerdotal plate.” — editor's note: The Greek word is πέταγον, which occurs in the LXX. as the technical term for the plate or diadem of the high priest (cr. Ex. xxviii. 36, &c.). What is meant…
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.
Cited together in Church History III.31.