Genesis 21:32
“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”
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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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 21:22-32
We have here an account of the treaty between Abimelech and Abraham, in which appears the accomplishment of that promise…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
returned into the land of the Philistines The reference to the Philistines is an anachronism. It is doubtful whether the…
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