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Psalms 105:23

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

"Joseph also came into Egypt, and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham" [Psalm 105:23]. Israel is the same with Jacob, as is Egypt with the land of Ham. Here it is very plainly shown, that the Egyptian race sprang from the seed of Chain, the son of Noah, whose first-born was Canaan. So that in those copies wherein in this passage Canaan is read, we must alter the reading. …

Exposition on Psalm 105 ↗

Jerome

And Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham. For the just man never dwells in the land, but is a sojourner of the earth.

Homily 31, on Psalm 104 ↗