Gen. 6:4
Gen. 6:4. The monstrous births that arose from the conjunction of the
sons of God with the daughters of men, typify unto us what an odious
monster results from the conjoining of holy things with wicked, as of
a holy profession with a wicked life in hypocrites, and what powerful
enemies aga... [ Continue Reading ]
Gen. 6:14. "Make thee an ark of gopher wood." The word in the Hebrew
language seems to imply that the wood was of a bituminous or pitchy
nature, and consequently more capable of resisting wet or moisture,
and St. Chrysostom particularly calls it ζυλα τετραλωνα
ασηπτα, _square wood not liable to rot.... [ Continue Reading ]