And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
et Abel, de son côté, en fit une des premiers-nés de son troupeau et de leur graisse. L'Eternel porta un regard favorable sur Abel et sur son offrande;
KJV
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Philo Judaeus
De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini
α· „ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν πρωτοτόκων τῶν προβάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν στεάτων αὐτῶν“ φησι τὴν θυσίαν ποιήσασθαι (Gen. 4, 4), κατὰ τὸ ἱερώτατον διάταγμα· ἔστι δὲ τοιόνδε· „καὶ ἔσται“ φησίν „ὡς ἂν εἰσαγάγῃ σε κύριος ὁ θεός σου εἰς τὴν γῆν τῶν Χαναναίων, ὃν τρόπον ὤμοσε τοῖς πατράσι σου, καὶ δῷ…
Epiphanius
Panarion (Adversus Haereses)
καλῶς κεκτισμένα † ἀπαγορεύει, ἀλλ᾿ οὔτε ἄλλως μεταχειρίζεται τῆς τοῦ γάμου κοινωνίας τὴν ἐκ θεοῦ 12 Gen. 4,2- 14 Gen. 9, 20 - 15 Gen. 9, 21 - 20 vgl. Gen. 9, 22- 24f vgl. haer. 48, 9,4ff; II 231,10ff M U 1 ἀλέξησιν]ἔλεγχον U 4 ὐμῶν<U 7 πεφθαρμένων U 9 πῶς οὖν — σώματι <Μ 10 συνα…
Origen
In Jeremiam (Homiliae 1-11)
σώπου μου ἐκάλυψέν με«. παρεθέμην ὅτι ὁ μὴ ἔχων αἰσχύνης ἔργα οὐκ ἔχει κάλυμμα· ὁποῖος ἠν ὁ Παῦλος 5 Gen. 4. 4? Num. 18, 17. Deut. 15, 19? — 17 Vgl. in Job. Tom. 20, 32 (Br 2. 83, 16 f.). — 18 Vgl. de princ. 1, 2 (Lo 21, 29): Donec enim quis non se converterit ad intelligentiam s…
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