Origen, on Num 33:20

“And they departed from thence and came to Lebna.”

“Next they came to Lebna [Libnah], which means "whitewashing." I know that in some respects whitewashing has a pejorative connotation.… But this whitewashing is that concerning which the prophet says, "You will wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.…" So then, this whitewashing must be understood to come from the radiance of the true light and to descend from the brightness of heavenly visions.”

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