The Church Fathers on this verse

Numbers 21:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

From Mathana unto Nahaliel: from Nahaliel unto Bamoth.

Douay-Rheims

וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה נַחֲלִיאֵ֑ל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖ל בָּמֽוֹת׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Ephraem the Syrian

4th centuryChurch Father

The summit of the mountain symbolizes the essence of God; Vamoth signifies the Thrones; Naadiel embodies the Angels; Manphanael represents the prophets; the wilderness reflects the manifestation of the Apostles and the gathering of the nations.