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Ambrose See all items with this value

Epistulae 66.3-4

Non imprudens tamen, qui annulos Iudaeis et inaures abstulit. Etenim qui sacrilegium moliebantur, nec fidei signaculum habere poterant nec ornamenta aurium - denique et patriarcha Iacob abscondit inaures cum simulacris gentium, quando in Sicimis abscondit, ut nullus audiret superstitiones gentilium -; pulchre autem dixit: Deponite anulos et inaures aureas quae sunt in aures mulierum vestrarum, non quo virorum inaures relinqueret, sed quod viros non habere manifestaret. Congrue quoque inaures auferuntur mulieribus, ne iterum Eva vocem serpentis audiret. Et ideo quia sacrilegium audierant, conflatis earum inauribus, conflata est imago sacrilegii; qui enim male audit, conflare sacrilegium solet. Cur autem caput vituli exierit, sequentia docent: quia significabatur futurum quod Hieroboam posteriore tempore hoc genus sacrilegii induceret; ut populus Hebraeorum adoraret vitulas aureas (III Reg. XII, 30) : sive quod omnis perfidia similis immanitatis atque insipientiae bestialis sit.

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Ancient Israelites, especially women

Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold See all items with this value

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Gold rings and earrings

The people themselves

Letter to Romulus. Referring to Aaron taking gold jewellery to make the image of the golden calf.

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Ambrose

4th century CE

Person (Ornamented)

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Gold

Jewellery