Genesis 33:3 (WEB)
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Fathers and councils · 3
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…made lord of his brother, but he did himself bow down before his brother Esau, upon his return from Mesopotamia to his father, and offered many gifts to him.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxiii. 3.
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John Chrysostom
“…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 had.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxiii. 3.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“…to show his inferiority when coming to meet his brother and to appease his wrath; for “he bowed himself to the ground,” says the Scripture, “three times”; and Joseph’s brethren, as long as they knew him not, and he pretended before them that he knew them not, by reason of the exaltation of his rank reverenced…” — editor's note: The LXX. has προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἑπτάκις, Gen. xxxiii. 3.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.33.