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Ephrem the Syrian, on Obad 1:1
Ephrem the Syrian · c. A.D. 306–373
Obad 1:1 · Douay-Rheims
“The vision of Abdias. Thus saith the Lord God to Edom: We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and he hath sent an ambassador to the nations: Arise, and let us rise up to battle against him.”
On this verse:
“Obadiah of Sichem was born in the tribe of Ephraim and prophesied against the Edomites. He seems to be a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, Amos and Isaiah.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.