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And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Fled into the wilderness (εφυγεν εις την ερημον). Second aorist active indicative of φευγω. Here, of course, not Mary, but "the id…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the woman. The woman represents the church. See Barnes on Revelation 12:1.

Fled. That is, she fled in the manner and a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the woman fled.—Translate: And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared by God, that they …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The church of God was long in obscurity. You can hardly find it among the Albigenses and Waldenses. It was hidden away among the mountains. The Wyc…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

What is this flight into the desert? Is it a symbolic or an actual historic event? Among those who take it literally, some have understood the refe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the woman fled into the wilderness
Not as soon as she was delivered of her child, which is not reasonable to suppose, and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The church, under the emblem of a woman (the mother of believers), was seen by the apostle in a vision, in heaven. She was clothed with the sun—jus…

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