OLD TESTAMENT

Tobit 11:7

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Raphael said, “I know, Tobias, that your father will open his eyes.

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Verse 7. To. Greek “I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes. Ancient, therefore, the gall upon his eyes, and feeling the smart, he will rub and remove the white specks, and shall see thee.” Bible.—God. This laudable custom was observed by the ancient solitaries, and prescribed by the rule of S. Benedict, chapter 53.

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