George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Mambre. Greek, “Abrona, (Calmet) or Arbonai;” (Haydock) that is, from the river Chaboras to the Persian Gulf, or sea. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 2:14
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 2:14 · Douay-Rheims
“And he passed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia: and he forced all the stately cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, till one comes to the sea:”
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.