Genesis 14:16 (WEB)
He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
Catechism · 1
- §500Paragraph 2 · "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"Read at vatican.va
“They are close relations of Jesus, according to an Old Testament expression.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 13:8; 14:16; 29:15; etc.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Abraham was rich in gold and silver and cattle, in substance and in raiment: his household was so large that on an emergency he could bring a picked body of young men into the field, and could pursue as far as Dan and then slay four kings who had already put five kings to flight.” — editor's note: Gen. xiv. 13–16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“How much grander it was for Abraham to have recovered his captured son-in-law by his victorious arms, than if he had ransomed him!” — editor's note: Gen. xiv. 16.
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Cross-references · 18
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.15.
Cited together in Catechism §500.
