When his father was dead (μετα το αποθανειν αυτον). Μετα with the accusative of the articular infinitive and the accusative of gen…

Land of the Chaldaeans. From Ur of the Chaldees, Genesis 11:31.

When his father was dead. This passage has give…

From there, when his father was dead.—In Genesis 11:26; Genesis 11:32, Terah, the father of Abraham, is said to have di…

Stephen begins by addressing the council in a somewhat formal yet fraternal manner: “Men, brothers and fathers” (cf. 22:1). Then he launches into h…

Then going out. The readiness and willingness of faith are commended in these words. For when he was called, he made no delay, but made ha…

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans
The same with Mesopotamia; so Pliny says ^F2, that "because …

Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God and an apostate from the church; therefore, he shows that he is a son of Abraham and takes pride in this…