Genesis 21:20
“And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer .”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran,.... So called from Paran, a city in Arabia Petraea; it reached from the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 21:1-34
- The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Became an archer - And by his skill in this art, under the continual superintendence of the Divine Providence, (for God…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 21:14-21
Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Gen 21:14. Abraham's obedience to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
God was with the lad Cf. 22, Gen 26:3; Gen 39:2.
became an archer R.V. marg. rightly, became, as he grew up, an archer.…
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