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Homilies on Genesis, Homilia IV · §1

Three men at the oak of Mamre

The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oak of Mamre; three men stand by him. Abraham’s hospitality — feet washed, bread brought. One speaks as the Lord; two go on toward Sodom.

Latin

Apparuerunt Domino Abrahae ad ilicem Mambre tres viri. Hospitalitas Abrahae — lavant pedes, panem afferunt. Unus loquitur ut Dominus; duo pergunt ad Sodomam.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia IV on Genesis (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–6.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia IV. Heine FOTC 71 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia IV §§1–6 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia IV §§1–6)

English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.