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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Oecumenius
And it is written upon his garment and on his thigh: King of kings and Lord of lords. The garment is understood to be the flesh of the Lord; it is interpreted spiritually as flesh and blood, according to the holy interpreters who cite Isaiah: "Why are your garments red, and your clothing like one who treads the fully trampled winepress?" (Isa. 63:2-3) But the thigh signifies the fleshly birth; for it is written in Genesis, "all the souls that went into Egypt with Jacob are those who came forth from his loins." (Gen. …
Western Saints
Bede
And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords. This is the name that none of the proud know. But it is inscribed on the Church not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, on the tablets of the heart (2 Cor. 3). For the thigh signifies the progeny of the seed. Hence, Abraham used his thigh as a third witness between himself and his servant to ensure his progeny would not intermix with foreigners. …
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