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Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
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(Latin for rich).
The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle Ages it came to be employed as the name of the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke 16:19-31. It has often been thought that in this lesson on the use of riches Christ spoke of real persons and events. The "House of Dives" is still pointed out in Jerusalem; but, of course, if such a house ever existed, it must have long since disappeared.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Dives'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/dives.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Dives'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/dives.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
