Deuteronomy 34 in the early church
82 passages quote, allude to, or echo Deuteronomy 34, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Deuteronomy 34:1
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:1 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXVII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 34:1 | Letter 76.3 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:1 | Letter 78.42 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:1 | Letter 78.43 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:1–3 | Pilgrimage (Itinerarium) 12.5 · Egeria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 381-395 |
| Deut 34:1–6 | On the Life of Moses 325 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Deut 34:1–7 | On the Life of Moses 427 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Deut 34:1–8 | Against Jovinianus 1.22 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |
| Deut 34:1–7 | Deuteronomy, lines 274–288 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Deuteronomy 34:2
all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:2 | Letter 78.43 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Deuteronomy 34:3
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:3 | Letter 78.43 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Deuteronomy 34:4
And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:4 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXVII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 34:4 | Exposition of Psalm 118 21.20.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 34:4 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.12.6 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Deut 34:4 | Hymn 1 (108 lines) · Sedulius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Deuteronomy 34:5
So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:5 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXVII · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Deut 34:5 | Against Celsus 2.54 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Deut 34:5 | Homilies 3.47 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Deut 34:5 | Recognitions 1.38 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Deut 34:5 | On the Incarnation 37.1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| Deut 34:5–6 | Commentary on Matthew 20 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 353–355 |
| Deut 34:5 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.19.12 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Deut 34:5–6 | On Cain and Abel 1.8 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| Deut 34:5–6 | Against Helvidius 7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383 |
| Deut 34:5 | On the Life of Moses 427 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Deut 34:5 | Exposition of Psalm 118 18.29.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 34:5 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Deut 34:5–6 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 124.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Deut 34:5 | On Care for the Dead 18 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 421–422 |
| Deut 34:5–8 | Sermon 83 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Deut 34:5 | Part 2, chapter 13 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Deuteronomy 34:6
And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:7 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.122 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Deut 34:7 | Life of Antony 93 · Athanasius of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Deut 34:7 | Letter 52.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:7 | Letter 78.14 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:7 | On the Life of Moses 429 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Deut 34:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.6.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Deut 34:7 | City of God 15.14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Deut 34:7 | City of God 18.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Deuteronomy 34:8
The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:8 | Homilies 17.1 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Deut 34:8 | Letter 39.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:8 | Letter 60.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Deut 34:8 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.3 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 34:8 | Homily 6 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| Deut 34:8 | Pilgrimage (Itinerarium) 10.4 · Egeria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 381-395 |
Deuteronomy 34:9
Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:9 | Dialogue with Trypho 49.6 · Justin Martyr | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Deut 34:9 | Catechetical Lecture 16.26 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Deut 34:9 | On Saint Athanasius 1.9 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Deut 34:9 | On the Holy Spirit 21 · Didymus the Blind | allusion, high confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
| Deut 34:9 | Pilgrimage (Itinerarium) 10.5 · Egeria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 381-395 |
| Deut 34:9 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.19 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
Deuteronomy 34:10
Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deut 34:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.7.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 34:10–11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 3.2.30 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 34:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.11.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Deut 34:10 | On the Orthodox Faith against the Arians 8 · Gregory of Elvira | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360-392 |
| Deut 34:10 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Deut 34:10 | Hexameron (Exameron) 1.6 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Deut 34:10 | City of God 17.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |