1. דבר dābār — “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.
2. אדני 'ǎdonāy — “Adonai, the…

Now was his faith tried indeed. He had no child, he was himself old, and his wife also was old, yet the Lord's promise was, So shall thy seed b…

This shall not be your heir. From this we infer that God had approved Abram's wish. From which also follows the other point: Abram had not…

And behold, the word of the Lord [came] to him
Either having disappeared, and then came a second time, or he again s…

Though we must never complain about God, we have permission to complain to Him and to state all our concerns. It brings ease to a burdened spirit t…