155 – These words are not in the Heb. In LXX they take the place
of the half-homer of barley, γομὸρ κριθῶν καὶ νέβελ οἴνου.
S. Ambrose combines both.
156 – It was said just afterwards, if the story of the woman
taken in adultery be in its right place, which is doubtful.
157 – Leah means ‘wearied,’ and the name is supposed to refer
to her ‘tenderness’ or weakness of eyes. (Gen. xxix. 16).
S. Ambrose gives a mistaken meaning to the name Rachel,
which really means ‘ewe.’
158 – S. Ambrose often gives this exposition of the name
‘Shechem.’