The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 41:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:

Douay-Rheims

וַיִּישָׁ֕ן וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם שֵׁנִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹל֛וֹת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד בְּרִיא֥וֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

On another occasion, he witnessed it again. The second vision is given to confirm the divine nature of the initial vision and to aid in its interpretation. The significance of ears is more straightforward than that of cows.

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