1. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.

2. חמת chêmet “bottle,…

Abraham called the name of his son. — Attention has been called to the fact that we have here two things contrary to later usage: first, t…

And Abraham called the name. Moses does not mean that Abraham was the inventor of the name; but that he adhered to the name which had prev…

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to
him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac…

Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed whom the holy G…