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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Peace be to Heb. shalom, "peace be to you. "The custom of salutation here recommended by our Saviour to his disciples, as St. Jerome informs us, was very prevalent among the Hebrews and Syrians.
This was an ordinary salutation among the Jews, by which they wished happiness and prosperity. (Witham)