1. פרזי perı̂zı̂y — Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz — “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open…

He went on his journeys. —Or, according to his stations, which the Vulgate very reasonably translates, "by the s…

And Abram went up out of Egypt. At the beginning of the chapter, Moses commemorates the goodness of God in protecting Abram, so it came ab…

And Abram went up out of Egypt
That country lying low, and so more easy to be watered by the river Nile, as it was, …

Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, as the Hebrew word implies; for riches are a burden. And those who desire to be rich only load themselves w…