Genesis 19:38
“And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 19:1-38
- The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־<הלאה gesh-hāl'âh, “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ben-ammi - בן עמי Ben-ammi, the son of my people. Both these names seem to justify the view taken of this subject above,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 19:30-38
Here is, I. The great trouble and distress that Lot was brought into after his deliverance, Gen 19:30. 1. He was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ben-ammi "The son of my people"; or "the son of my father's kin"; see Gen 17:14. "Unto this day," cf. Gen 26:33; Gen…
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