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And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. דבר dābār — “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.
  2. אדני 'ǎdonāy — “Adonai, the…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Four hundred years. —The exact duration of the sojourn in Egypt was 430 years (Exodus 12:40–41), and with this agrees …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It was to be a long while before the nation was to enter upon its inheritance. Here is a promise that was to take four hundred years to ripen! Some…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said to Abram
While he was in a deep sleep; this he said to him in a vision of prophecy:

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk i…

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