Deuteronomy 34:5 (LXX): What the Church Fathers Said

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Deuteronomy 34:5

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Ambrose of Milan

And therefore, we do not read about him as we do about others, because he died in a state of deficiency: but he died through the word of God (Deuteronomy 34:5). For God neither experiences defection or diminution, nor does he undergo addition. Hence, the Scripture also adds: 'For no one knows his burial place until this day' (ibid. 6), so that you understand it as a translation rather than his demise. For death is a certain separation of the soul and body. …

On Cain and Abel, Book 1, Chapter 2, Section 8 ↗

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