Genesis 49:11 (WEB)
Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
Fathers and councils · 15
Irenaeus of Lyons
“He shall wash His stole in wine, and His upper garment in the blood of the grape; His eyes shall be more joyous than wine, and His teeth whiter than milk.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 10–12, LXX.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“He says next, Binding his foal unto the vine.” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Blessed are they who bind their horses under the vine and olive, consecrating the course of their labours to light and joy: the fig-tree, that is, the tempting attraction of the pleasures of the world, still overshadows me, low in height, brittle for working, soft for use, and barren of fruit.” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
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Justin Martyr
““And it was prophesied by Jacob the patriarch that there would be two advents of Christ, and that in the first He would suffer, and that after He came there would be neither prophet nor king in your nation (I proceeded), and that the nations who believed in the suffering Christ would look for His future appearance.” — editor's note: [Gen. xlix. 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 24. These texts are frequently referred to by Justin.]
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Orth.—Remember then what follows; for he says “And unto him shall the gathering of the people be…he shall wash his robe in wine and his mantle in the blood of the grape.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11
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Cyprian of Carthage
“To which things divine Scripture adds, and says, “He shall wash His garment in wine, and His clothing in the blood of the grape.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
Read the whole comment“…the vine; he shall wash his garments in wine, and his clothing in the blood of the grape: terrible are his eyes with wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 8–12.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“Gen. xlix. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt to the choice vine,—the tendril of the vine,—he will wash his garment in wine, and his clothes in the blood of the grape.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“His eyes shall be gladsome as with wine, and his teeth shall be whiter than milk.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 8–12.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
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“The foal of Judah has been tied to the vine, and his clothes dyed in the blood of the grape, [Gen 49:11] and the kids tear the vine, blaspheming Christ, and wagging their heads.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s foal to the choice vine; he shall wash his robe in wine, and his clothes in the blood of the grape: his eyes are red with wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 8–12.
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Tertullian
“…to the flesh) it even then delineated Christ in the person of that patriarch, saying, “He washed His garments in wine, and His clothes in the blood of grapes”—in His garments and clothes the prophecy pointed out his flesh, and His blood in the wine.” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion; tell aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh, just, meek, and bringing salvation; meek truly is He, and riding on a beast of burden, and a young colt.”” — editor's note: Zech. ix. 9; Gen. xlix. 11.
Read the whole comment““Who washes,” it is said, “His garment in wine, His robe in the blood of the grape.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
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Jerome
“According to theprophecy of Jacob, He has bound His foal to the vine, and has trodden the wine-press alone, and His garments are red with new wine from Bosor, that is from flesh, or from the tribulation of the world: for He Himselfhas conquered the world.” — editor's note: Gen. xlix. 11.
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Cross-references · 24
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 15:29–32 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 15:29–32 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 15:29–32 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.1.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.41.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.41.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.41.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.41.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.10.