Ambrose of Milan
Patristic
A.D. 339–397
“On his answering that he was traveling and was making for Mount Ephraim and that there was no one to take him in, the old man offered him hospitality and prepared a meal.”
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Judg 19:18
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2 Patristic · 1 Jewish · 1 Catholic
Judg 19:18 · Douay-Rheims
“He answered him: We came out from Bethlehem Juda, and we are going to our home, which is on the side of mount Ephraim, from whence we went to Bethlehem: and now we go to the house of God, and none will receive us under his roof:”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
397
A.D.
397
A.D.
Ambrose of Milan
Patristic
A.D. 339–397
“He answered, "I came from Bethlehem of Judah, I am going to Mount Ephrem, and my wife is here with me. But I have learned that there is no one here to give hospitality and provide us a chance to rest." He needed no food or drink for himself nor food for his flock, but they had been refused the hospitality of shelter. They had everything; only a bare lodging was needed. To this the old man kindly and calmly said, "Peace to you! Come in as my guest and fellow citizen, for I am also from the region of Mount Ephrem, and here is a lodging place; someone who lived here a long time laid its foundations." Having received them into his home, he attentively and carefully provided for his guests and entertained them.”
708 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“To the Sanctuary of Adonoy. I am going to Shiloh.”
744 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Of God. Septuagint, “to my house I return in haste; and no one brings me into his house.” The tabernacle was fixed at Silo in Ephraim. (Haydock) — Chaldean, “the house of the sanctuary of God.” (Menochius) (”
Modern · 1953 →
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