Genesis 16:12

Eusebius of Caesarea

• Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History II.18Book II

  “…to the contents of each; for instance, Concerning the things which the Sober Mind desires and execrates,On the Confusion of Tongues,On Flight and Discovery,On Assembly for the sake of Instruction,On the question, ‘Who is heir to things divine?’ or On the division of things into equal and unequal,and still further…” — editor's note: περὶ φυγῆς καὶ εὑρέσεως. The same title is found in Johannes Monachus (Mangey, I. 546, note), and it is probably correct, as the work treats of the flight and…

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 126

  “…speaks as the “far-wandering men of Barce” (and to whom may be applied what holy scripture says of Ishmael: “he shall dwell over against all his brethren”) overran the borders of Egypt, Palestine, Phenicia, and Syria, and like a raging torrent carried everything before them.” — editor's note: Gen. xvi. 12. R.V. marg.

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Ephrem the Syrian

• Ephrem the Syrian, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8

  “The son of Hagar who was wild, kicked at Isaac.” — editor's note: Gen. xvi. 12, and xxi. 9.

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• Ephrem the Syrian, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 13

  “In the twenty-third year, let the ass praise Him, that gave its foal for Him to ride on, that loosed the bonds, that opened the mouth of the dumb, that opened also the mouth of the wild asses when the race of Hagar gave a shout of praise.” — editor's note: Gen. xvi. 12.

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• Genesis 21:9

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• 1 Samuel 2:26

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• 2 Kings 2:16

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• Psalm 45:14

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• Psalm 88:5

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• Ecclesiastes 3:4

  Cited together in Letters Letter 126.

• Ecclesiastes 12:7

  Cited together in Letters Letter 126.

• Isaiah 53:8

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• Luke 2:52

  Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 8.

• John 5:17

  Cited together in Letters Letter 126.

• Revelation 2:10

  Cited together in Letters Letter 126.