This Catholic Bible commentary, following the Douay-Rheims Bible text, was originally compiled by Catholic
priest and biblical scholar Rev. George Leo Haydock (1774-1849). This transcription is based on Haydock's notes
as they appear in the 1859 edition of Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary printed by Edward
Dunigan and Brother, New York, New York.
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and presentation of the original Haydock Commentary.
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transcription and other errors in a work as large as this and for them the transcriber sincerely apologizes and asks
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