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George Leo Haydock, on Gen 17:18
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Gen 17:18 · Douay-Rheims
“And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee.”
On this verse:
“Before thee, under thy protection, and in a virtuous manner. (Menochius) — He seems to be satisfied, though God should not bless him with any more children, provided this one may live worthy of God. (Haydock)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.