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And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: So that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. פרזי perı̂zı̂y — Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz — “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open…
John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And I will make thy seed as the dust. Omitting those subtleties by which others argue about nothing, I simply explain the words to mean th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth
An hyperbolical expression denoting the great multitude of Abram'…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those are best prepared for the visits of Divine grace whose spirits are calm and not ruffled with passion. God will abundantly make up in spiritua…

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