Until the death of Herod (εως της τελευτης Hηρωιδου). The Magi had been warned in a dream not to report to Herod and now Joseph wa…

The death of Herod. Herod died in the thirty-seventh year of his reign. It is not certainly known in what year he began his reign, and the…

Until the death of Herod — The uncertainty surrounding the exact date of the Nativity makes it difficult to determine a precise st…

Night journeys, both actual and spiritual, may befall those who carry Jesus with them. Even the Son of God, who is preeminent above all others, mus…

Rabanus Maurus: Here Matthew omits the day of purification when the first-born must be presented in the Temple with a lamb, or…

The death of Herod brought relief to many. In Egypt, it made po ible the return of the Child, Mary, and Joseph, who awaited a word from the Lord. M…

Out of Egypt have I called my Son Matthew says that a prediction was fulfilled. Some have thought that the prophet's intention was differe…

And was there until the death of Herod
Which was in a very short time; for Eusebius ^F9 says, that immedia…

Egypt had been a house of bondage to Israel, and particularly cruel to the infants of Israel; yet it was to be a place of refuge for the holy Child…

It was discu ed above how the Wise Men bore witne to Christ being born; now, however, it is discu ed how the Holy Innocents bear witne , not by spe…