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Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father`s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”

29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”

In this circum…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What simple faith! This was the very glory of Abraham's faith; it was so simple, so childlike. It might be many miles to Padanaram, but it does not…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Lord God of heaven. By a twofold argument Abraham infers that what he is deliberating regarding the marriage of his son will, by the g…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord God of heaven, which took from your father's house, and
from the land of your kindred

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God in a family will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness, prudence, and affec…

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