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The Pilgrim's Mindset
Commentators like Calvin and Henry see Abram's constant journeying not as a failure to settle, but as a divine lesson. God was teaching him to live as a 'stranger and sojourner,' even in the land He promised. This serves as a model for believers, reminding us that our ultimate citizenship is in heaven and that our faith must travel with us wherever we go.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 12:1–9
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Genesis 12:9
19th Century
Bishop
Toward the south.—The Negeb, or dry land, is so called because its soil is a soft white chalk, which allows the rains to sink thro…
John Calvin
On Genesis 12:9
16th Century
Theologian
And Abram journeyed. This was the third removal of the holy man within a short period, after he seemed to have found some kind of dwelling…
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John Gill
On Genesis 12:9
17th Century
Pastor
And Abram journeyed
He did not stay long in the mountain between Bethel and Hai, but moved from there, and kept on j…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 12:6–9
17th Century
Minister
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…