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Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He sojourned in Gerar.
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The Purpose of the Move
Commentators speculate on why Abraham moved. Some suggest practical reasons, like escaping the grim aftermath of Sodom's destruction. Others, like Calvin and Gill, see a divine purpose: God kept Abraham on the move to reinforce his identity as a 'sojourner,' preventing him from getting too comfortable on earth and keeping his focus on his heavenly inheritance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”
7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…
19th Century
Anglican
Abraham journeyed from there. —That is, from Mamre, where he had stayed for so long, and which seems to have continued to be one o…
16th Century
Protestant
And Abraham journeyed from thence. What Moses related concerning the destruction of Sodom was a digression. He now returns to the continua…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abraham journeyed from there towards the south country , &c.] He returned from the plains or oaks of Mamre, wher…
Deceitful conduct will not prosper: it brings ourselves and others into danger. God warns Abimelech of his danger of sin, and his danger of death f…
