Holy Scripture

Genesis 49:12

A church father on this verse
“Hipp. That is, his eyes are brilliant as with the word of truth; for they regard all who believe upon him. And his teeth are white as milk;-that denotes the luminous power of his words: for this reason he calls them white, and compares them to milk, as that which nourishes the flesh and the soul. And Zabulun is, by in…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

Source: Septuagint

Original

12His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk.

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10A ruler shall not fail from Judah, Nor a prince from his loins, Until there come the things stored up for him; And he is the expectation of nations.

11Binding his foal to the vine, And the foal of his ass to the branch of it, He shall wash his robe in wine, And his garment in the blood of the grape.

— Genesis 49:12 —

13Zebulun shall dwell on the coast, And he shall be by a haven of ships, And shall extend to Sidon.

14Issachar has desired that which is good; Resting between the inheritances.

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