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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
And he called the name of one Dies, and the name of the second Casia, and the name of the third Cornustibii. 43. Because these names are derived from virtues, the translator appropriately took care not to insert them as they are found in the Arabic language, but to shew their meaning more plainly when translated into the Latin tongue. For who can be ignorant that Dies and Casia are Latin words? …
Thomas Aquinas
This is insinuated in a hidden way in the daughters whom we read were very beautiful. Their beauty is expressed in their name, and so the text continues, "And he called the name of the first, 'Day,'" because of her brightness, "and the name of second 'Cassia,'" which is a species of aromatic tree, because of its sweet smell, "and the name of the third 'Horn-of-Rouge,'" which is a dye which women use to adorn their eyes. As the Book of Kings says, "She painted her eyes with rouge and adorned her head." (IV Kings 9:30). …
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