Holy Scripture

Exodus 34:29

A church father on this verse
“In Moses he depicted for you a parable: his cheeks, ashen with age, became shining and fair, a symbol of old age that in Eden again becomes young.”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — HYMNS ON PARADISE 7.10

Source: Septuagint

Original

29And when Moses went down from the mountain, there were the two tables in the hands of Moses—as then he went down from the mountain, Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified, when God spoke to him.

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27And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words for thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and with Israel.

28And Moses was there before the Lord forty days, and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water; and he wrote upon the tables these words of the covenant, the ten sayings.

— Exodus 34:29 —

30And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.

31And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the synagogue turned toward him, and Moses spoke to them.

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