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The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo

Genesis 15:9

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512 · Sistine Chapel · Public domainMichelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512, Sistine Chapel

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Genesis 15:9 (WEB)

He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

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Catena Aurea on Matthew

  • John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew

    “…Christ was to have three dignities; King, Prophet, Priest; but Abraham was prophet and priest; priest, as God says to him in Genesis, “Take an heifer;” [Gen 15:9] Prophet, as the Lord said to Abimelech concerning him, “He is a prophet, and shall pray for thee.” [Gen 20:7] David was king and prophet, but not…” — the author cites it

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  • Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 1:1 (3) (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 1:1 (3) (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 1:1 (3) (Catena Aurea).

  • Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 1:1 (3) (Catena Aurea).

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