wherein were i.e. appeared to be in the vision.

all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts The oldest MSS. omit the last six words. They have been inserted here that the text might more exactly correspond with what St Peter says in Acts 11:6 (see note on Acts 10:6). The vision represented the whole animal creation. There were in it living creatures typical of each kind, not a multitude of the same sort of birds and beasts.

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