Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
He went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Verse Takeaways
1
A Spiritual Homecoming
Commentators see Abram's return to Bethel not just as a physical journey, but a spiritual one. After his moral failure and deception in Egypt, he intentionally traveled back to the very place where he had first built an altar. This act signifies repentance and a desire to restore his communion with God, showing that we can always return to our spiritual foundations after a time of wandering.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Genesis
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
He went on his journeys. —Or, according to his stations, which the Vulgate very reasonably translates, "by the s…
16th Century
Protestant
And he went on his journeys. In these words Moses teaches us that Abram did not rest until he had returned to Bethel. For although he pitc…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he went on in his journeys from the south He took the same tour, went the same road, stopping at the same restin…
Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, as the Hebrew word implies; for riches are a burden. And those who desire to be rich only load themselves w…
