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Matt. xvi. 17.BAR-JONA, or Son of Jonah, or Son of a dove: This is the firname which our Saviour sometimes gives S. Peter. There are persons, who think that Bar-Jona is put for Bar-Johanna, the Son of John1.
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Hieronym. in Matth. xvi. ↩
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