1. אמרפל 'amrāpel — Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk — Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי …

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will …

That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe - latchet. The Hebrews have an elliptical form of making an oath, in which the invocatio…

That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet ,
&c.] That is, from a thread used in sewing garments to,…

Observe the king of Sodom's grateful offer to Abram: Give me the souls, and take thou the substance. Gratitude teaches us to repay to the …