Joshua 5:13 (WEB)
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our enemies?”
Fathers and councils · 6
Eusebius of Caesarea
“And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and said unto him, Lord, what dost thou command thy servant? and the captain of the Lord said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy.”” — editor's note: Josh. v. 13–15
Read the whole comment“…idols, and causing every beast in the form of man and every kind of savage to assault us—then, indeed, the ‘Angel of the great Council,’ the great Captain of God after the mightiest soldiers of his kingdom had displayed sufficient exercise through patience and endurance in everything, suddenly appeared anew, and…” — editor's note: μέγας ἀρχιστρ€τηγος; cf. Josh. v. 13.
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Justin Martyr
“And the Lord said to Joshua, Behold, I give into thine hand Jericho, and its king, [and] its mighty men.’ ”” — editor's note: Josh. v. 13 ad fin., and Josh.vi. 1, 2.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And did Joshua, the son of Nun, err in recognizing the leader of the heavenly host?” — editor's note: Josh. v. 13.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“For merely to ask, Who art thou? and whence comest thou? is a proof of coolness.” — editor's note: Josh. v. 13.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And the leader of the Lord’s host said, Loose thy shoe from thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”” — editor's note: Josh. v. 13–15.
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Cross-references · 6
Parallel passages
Joshua 5:13 and 2 Samuel 18:24 share the same wording (10 words).
Cited together with
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 62.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 62.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 62.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 62.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 62.
