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And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”

7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Not the daughter of my mother. —This disproves the notion that Sarah was the same as Iscah (Genesis 11:29). For, as Is…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And yet indeed she is my sister. Some suppose Sarah was Abraham’s own sister, though not by the same mother but born from a second wife. H…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And yet indeed [she is] my sister
In the same sense as Lot was his brother; for she was sister to Lot, and both were…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See here much to blame, even in the father of the faithful. Mark his distrust of God, his excessive concern for his life, and his intent to deceive…

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