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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:1: Rabanus Maurus

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

CommentRabanus MaurusPublic domainMatthew 1:1

By saying, “of Jesus Christ,” he expresses both the kingly and priestly office to be in Him, for Jesus, who first bore this name, was after Moses, the first who was leader of the children of Israel; and Aaron, anointed by the mystical ointment, was the first priest under the Law.

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