Joshua 24:2 (WEB)
Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Chrysostom
“For if we will take heed to ourselves, none of these things shall be an hindrance to us, since even Abraham had an ungodly father,but he inherited not his wickedness; and Hezekiah, Ahaz: yet nevertheless he became dear to God.” — editor's note: Josh. xxiv. 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“The family of Terah, to which Abraham belonged, was the only one in which the worship of the true God survived, and the only one, we may suppose, in which the Hebrew language was preserved; although Joshua the son of Nun tells us that even this family served other gods in Mesopotamia.” — editor's note: Josh. xxiv. 2.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in The City of God XVI.12.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.12.
Cited together in The City of God XVI.12.