1. שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…

The Lord appeared unto Abram. —This is the first time that any appearance of the Deity is mentioned. Previously, communic…

Thus, you see, Abraham began his separated life with a blessing from the Lord his God.

Further on in his history he received a still larger b…

And the Lord appeared to Abram. He now relates that Abram was not left entirely destitute, but that God stretched forth His hand to help h…

And the Lord appeared to Abram
Perhaps in a human form, and so it was the Son of God; for whenever there was any vis…

Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbors. He journeyed, continuing onward. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be u…