Genesis 27:19

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Against Lying Chapter 24

  “Namely, when his father said to him, “Who art thou my son?” he answered, “I am Esau, thy first-born.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxvii. 16–19

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• Augustine of Hippo, On Lying Chapter 5

  “…of Sarah, who, when she had laughed, denied to the Angels that she laughed: of Jacob questioned by his father, and answering that he was the elder son Esau: likewise that of the Egyptian midwives, who to save the Hebrew infants from being slain at their birth, told a lie, and that with God’s approbation and reward:…” — editor's note: Gen. xxvii. 19

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 8

  “…that concerning Jacob one may see to have so come to pass; for those blessings which say, “Be lord over thy brother, and let thy father’s sons worship thee,”had no accomplishment in himself (how could they, he being in fear and trembling, and worshipping his brother over and over again?), but in his offspring they…” — editor's note: Gen. xxvii. 19.

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• Exodus 1:19

  Cited together in On Lying Chapter 5.

• Exodus 1:20

  Cited together in On Lying Chapter 5.

• 1 Samuel 21:13

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• 1 Kings 21:10

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• 1 Kings 21:13

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Job 2:5

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Ezekiel 36:26

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Luke 13:28

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Luke 13:30

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• 1 Corinthians 10:4

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• 1 Peter 5:8

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Revelation 5:5

  Cited together in Against Lying Chapter 24.

• Genesis 18:15

  Cited together in On Lying Chapter 5.