Zechariah 6:12 (WEB)
and speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch! He will grow up out of his place; and he will build the LORD’s temple.
Fathers and councils · 6
Tertullian
“As the symbol of the Holy Spirit, it loves the (radiant) East, that figure of Christ.” — editor's note: By this remark it would seem that Tertullian read sundry passages in his Latin Bible similarly to the subsequent Vulgate version. For instance, in Zech. vi.…
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Justin Martyr
“And that He should arise like a star from the seed of Abraham, Moses showed beforehand when he thus said, ‘A star shall arise from Jacob, and a leader from Israel;’ and another Scripture says, ‘Behold a man; the East is His name.’” — editor's note: [Or, “Dayspring.”] Zech. vi. 12 (according to LXX.).
Read the whole comment“And again, Zechariah says, ‘His name is the East.’” — editor's note: Zech. vi. 12.
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Hippolytus of Rome
- Hippolytus of Rome, Exegetical Fragments §13On Proverbs
“For behold, says the Scripture, a man whose name is the Rising.” — editor's note: The reference probably is to Zech. vi. 12, where the word is rendered “Branch.” The word in the text is ἀνατολή.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Christ Himself is Phares ‘the divider,’ as it is written, “Thou shalt divide the sheep from the goats;” [Matt 25:33] He is Zaram [ed. note, l: זרח; in Zech. 6:12, it is זרח], ‘the east,’ “Lo the man, the east is His name;” [Zech 6:12]; He is Esrom [ed. note, m: חצרון, as if from חץ, and so Jerome.], ‘an…” — the author cites it
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“But there is also great beauty in this, They “came out of the East,” seeing all who come to the Lord, come from Him and through Him; as it is said in Zechariah, “Behold the Man whose name is the East.” [Zech 6:12]” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 16
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Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:3–6 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:3–6 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:3–6 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 2:1–2 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:3–6 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against the Valentinians Chapter 2.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Against the Valentinians Chapter 2.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 106.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:3–6 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 121.
Cited together in Against the Valentinians Chapter 2.
Parallel passages
1 Kings 21:19 and Zechariah 6:12 share the same wording (12 words).