Genesis 9:27

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus VII.7Book VII

  “Or if you will go back to more remote times, think of the life of Noah, who prophesied; and of Isaac, who gave his son a prophetic blessing; or of Jacob, who addressed each of his twelve sons, beginning with “Come, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days.”” — editor's note: [Gen. ix. 25–27. S.]

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Irenaeus of Lyons

• Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.5Book III

  “He, appearing in these last times, the chief cornerstone, has gathered into one, and united those that were far off and those that were near; that is, the circumcision and the uncircumcision, enlarging Japhet, and placing him in the dwelling of Shem.” — editor's note: Gen. ix. 27.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians IV.6Discourse IV

  “And he says again the same thing, ‘Our heart is dilated;’ and Noah says, ‘May God dilate for Japheth,’ for the same heart and the same Japheth is in the dilatation.” — editor's note: Gen. ix. 27, LXX.

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Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139

  “May the Lord enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the houses of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant.’” — editor's note: Gen. ix. 24–27.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVI.1Book XVI

  “God shall gladden Japheth, and he shall dwell in the houses of Shem.”” — editor's note: Gen. ix. 26, 27.

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• Psalm 85:11

  Cited together in Against Heresies III.5.

• Isaiah 20:3

  Cited together in Against Celsus VII.7.

• Daniel 1:16

  Cited together in Against Celsus VII.7.

• Matthew 15:22

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:23

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:24

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:25

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:26

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:27

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Matthew 15:28

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 139.

• Luke 5:31

  Cited together in Against Heresies III.5.

• Luke 5:32

  Cited together in Against Heresies III.5.

• John 14:6

  Cited together in Against Heresies III.5.

• 2 Corinthians 6:11

  Cited together in Against the Arians IV.6.

• 2 Corinthians 6:12

  Cited together in Against the Arians IV.6.

• 2 Corinthians 6:13

  Cited together in Against the Arians IV.6.

• Ephesians 2:17

  Cited together in Against Heresies III.5.