Genesis 34:28 (WEB)
They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,
Fathers and councils · 1
“For (his blessing) interprets spiritually thus: “Simeon and Levi perfected iniquity out of their sect,”—whereby, to wit, they persecuted Christ: “into their counsel come not my soul! and upon their station rest not my heart! because in their indignation they slew…” — editor's note: Perfecerunt iniquitatem ex sua secta. There seems to be a play on the word “secta” in connection with the outrage committed by Simeon and Levi, as recorded in…
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