Or by Jerusalem, which is by interpretation “the sight of peace,” we mean Paradise, for before man sinned he was in sight of peace, that is, in paradise; whatever he saw was peace, and going thence he descended (as if brought low and made wretched by sin) into Jericho, that is, the world, in which all things that are born die as the moon.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: Hypognos. lib. 3.
