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Glossa Ordinaria, on Matt 2:21
Matt 2:21 · Douay-Rheims
“Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.”
On this verse:
“(ord.) But then we might ask, why was he not afraid to go into Galilee, seeing Archelaus ruled there also? He could be better concealed in Nazareth than in Jerusalem, which was the capital of the kingdom, and where Archelaus was constantly resident.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Matthew
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