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Origen, on Ezek 16:3
Origen · c. A.D. 184–253
Ezek 16:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God to Jerusalem: Thy root, and thy nativity is of the land of Chanaan, thy father was an Amorrhite, and thy mother a Cethite.”
On this verse:
“Which of the cities in the world were so elevated and so deep in knowledge as the city of God?”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.