Matthew 3:4 Douay-Rheims

And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Rabanus Maurus

c. A.D. 780–856 Medieval

His dress and diet express the quality of his inward conversation. His garment was of an austere quality, because he rebuked the sinner’s life.

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A.D. 856 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 3:4

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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