27. לוט lôṭ — Lot, “veil;” verb: “cover.”
28. אוּר 'ûr — Ur, “light, flame.” כשׂדים …

Iscah. —Not the same as Sarai, for we learn in Genesis 20:12 that she was Abraham’s half-sister—that is, a daughter of Terah by an…

And Abram and Nahor took them wives
Very probably after the death of their elder brother Haran, whose daughters they…

Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. Those who …