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Shiloh

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(Hebrew Shiloh, here understood as the Reconciler). Ancient translators and interpreters, together with the Fathers of the Church, understand this word as a title of the Messiah. It occurs in Jacob’s prophecy to Judah: “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be” (Gen. 49:10).

Scripture cited

Genesis 49:10

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