The Hebrew text describes something surrounding Moses’ face as he entered the Israelite camp; Saint Jerome, an early Christian priest who translated the Hebrew Bible directly into Latin, took a ...

Jerome knew Hebrew very well, Rico noted, since he had lived in the Holy Land for 30 years at that point and kept in close contact with Jewish rabbis. Jerome also had access to the Hexapla of ...

Anthony van Dyck, “St. Jerome in the Wilderness,” ca. 1617-1621 (photo: Public Domain) Kelly Marcum Blogs September 30, 2023. Is there anything more comforting than a notably flawed saint?

St. Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin, is said to have had a vision of Judgement Day and often is depicted with angels and a lion, from whose paw he removed a thorn.