Dives

Dives
Dives
• Latin for rich. The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle Ages it came to be employed as the name of the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke, XVI, 19-31

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.

Dives
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    (Latin for rich).
    The word is not used in the Bible as a proper noun; but in the Middle Ages it came to be employed as the name of the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke, XVI, 19-31. It has often been thought that in this lesson on the use of riches Christ spoke of real persons and events. The "House of Dives" is still pointed out in Jerusalem; but, of course, if such a house ever existed, it must have long since disappeared.
    W.S. REILLY
    Transcribed by Christine J. Murray Dedicated to Greg Takacs

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


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