Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation. In Hebrew it is, ‘And being, he shall be,’ etc. But the copulative ough…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, which was fulfilled in the nation of Israel, so called…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The two who are understood to be angels went toward Sodom. The one who is called Jehovah throughout the chapter remained with Abraham and would not…

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