Genesis 20:13
“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house,.... In Ur of the Chaldees, from whence God…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 20:1-18
- Abraham in Gerar 2. אבימלך .2 'ǎbı̂ymelek, Abimelekh, “father of the king.” 7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” he who speaks…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When God caused me to wander - Here the word אלהים Elohim is used with a plural verb, (התעו hithu, caused me to wander),…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 20:8-13
Abimelech, being thus warned of God in a dream, takes the warning, and, as one truly afraid of sin and its consequences,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
God caused me to wander Referring to Gen 12:1. The Hebrew student will notice that the verb "caused me to wander" is in…
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