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Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don`t bring my son there again.
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Guard the Inheritance
Commentators agree that Abraham's command was crucial for protecting God's promise. For Isaac to return to Mesopotamia would mean forfeiting the promised inheritance in Canaan and disobeying the divine call that applied to both Abraham and his descendants. It was a command to stay put and trust God's plan.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Baptist
He knew that God had called him and his relatives to inherit the land of Canaan, and, therefore, he was not willing that they should go back to the…
16th Century
Protestant
Beware that thou bring not my son thither again. If the woman should not be found willing, Abraham, entrusting the outcome to God, firmly …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abraham said to him Not blaming him for putting such a question, nor charging him with impertinence, but plainly seei…
The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God in a family will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness, prudence, and affec…
