A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Tob 3:8
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Tob 3:8 · Douay-Rheims
“Because she had been given to seven husbands, and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her.”
On this verse:
“Asmodeus, “the fire of Media.” Hebrew, “king of the devils,” of that country, exciting people to lust, (Menochius; Serarius, q. 8.) and destroying them. (Worthington) — Unto her. Greek and Hebrew intimate, when they first entered the nuptial chamber, chap. vi. 14.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.