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And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

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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

He believed in the Lord (in Jehovah) — We have here the germ of the doctrine of free justification.

Abram was both a holy ma…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Oh, what a blessing to learn the way of ample faith in God! This is the saving quality in many a life.

Look through Paul's list of the heroe…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he believed in the Lord. None of us would be able to conceive the rich and hidden doctrine which this passage contains, unless Paul ha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he believed in the Lord
The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan are,

``in the Word of the Lord;'' in the essentia…
Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Though we must never complain about God, we have permission to complain to Him and to state all our concerns. It brings ease to a burdened spirit t…

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