Matthew 22:25
Douay-Rheims
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
Augustine of Hippo
(Quæst. Ev. i, 32.) Mystically; by these seven brethren are understood the wicked, who could not bring forth the fruit of righteousness in the earth through all the seven ages of the world, during which this earth has being, for afterwards this earth also shall pass away, through which all those seven passed away unfruitful.
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A.D. 430 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 22:23-33
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.