And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He removed. —Broke up his encampment. No special reason for this needs to be sought; it was the usual condition of the no…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he removed from thence. When we hear that Abram moved from the place where he had built an altar to God, we should not doubt that he w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of
Bethel
As it was afterwards…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbors. He journeyed, continuing onward. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be u…

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