George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Esdrelon. Syriac, “Jezrael,” which is the usual name in Scripture, Josue xvii. 16.”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 1:8
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 1:8 · Douay-Rheims
“And to the nations that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and to the inhabitants of Galilee in the great plain of Asdrelon,”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.