1. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…

Comfort ye your hearts. —Hebrew, strengthen you, the original meaning of comfort, a word formed from the Latin fortis…

For therefore are ye come to your servant. He does not mean that they had come intentionally, or for the express purpose of seeking to be …

And I will fetch a morsel of bread
A piece or a loaf of bread, as De Dieu shows the word signifies; bread being put …

Abraham was waiting to entertain any weary traveler, because inns were not as commonly found then as they are for us. While Abraham was sitting the…