Joseph was absent by Divine command, that no wrong suspicions might occur to the Gentiles.
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Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
Joseph was absent by Divine command, that no wrong suspicions might occur to the Gentiles.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
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