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God's Sovereign Timing
Commentators unanimously explain that Terah's death was not an incidental detail but the specific trigger for Abram's final journey to Canaan. Citing Stephen's speech in Acts 7, they show that God moved Abram after his father died. This verse reveals that God's plan unfolds on His sovereign schedule, using even the end of a life to begin a new chapter in His story of redemption.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 11:27–32
18th Century
Theologian
- לוט lôṭ — Lot, “veil;” verb: “cover.”
- אוּר 'ûr — Ur, “light, flame.” כשׂדים …
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 11:32
19th Century
Bishop
The days of Terah. —See note on Genesis 11:26. According to the Samaritan text, Abram left Haran in the same year that Terah died.…
John Gill
On Genesis 11:32
17th Century
Pastor
And the days of Terah were two hundred years
His days are summed up as none of the rest are in this genealogy, that …
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 11:27–32
17th Century
Minister
Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. Those who …