Abram traveled, still going on toward the South.
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Abram traveled, still going on toward the South.
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And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
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And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
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Passages linked to Genesis 12:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 13:3 He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
- Genesis 13:1 Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.
- Genesis 24:62 Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
- Psalms 105:13 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
- Hebrews 11:13-14 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 9. And Abram journeyed. This was the third removal…
9. And Abram journeyed. This was the third removal of the holy man within a short period, after he seemed to have found some kind of abode. It is certain that he did not voluntarily, and for his own gratification, run hither and thither, (as light-minded persons are wont to do:) but there were certain necessities which drove him forth, in order to teach him, by continual habit, that he was not only a stranger, but a wretched wanderer in the land of which he was the lord. Yet no common fruit was the result of so many changes; because he endeavored, as much as in him lay, to dedicate to God, every part of the land to which he had access, and perfumed it with the odour of his faith.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Thus the children of God may look for no…
Thus the children of God may look for no rest in this world, but must wait for the heavenly rest and quietness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward…
Gen 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Ver. 9. Going on still towards the south.] As toward the sun, whereby may be figured, saith an expositor, his progress in faith and grace, as Pro 4:18 2Co 3:18.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Removing from place to place, still hoping to meet…
Removing from place to place, still hoping to meet with better neighbours, and to free himself from that perpetual vexation which he had in beholding their wickedness.
Toward the south, i.e. the southern part of the land of Canaan towards Egypt.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Abram journeyed,.... He did not stay long in…
And Abram journeyed,.... He did not stay long in the mountain between Bethel and Hai, but moved from thence, and kept on journeying in the land of Canaan:
going on still toward the south; the southern part of the land of Canaan, which lay nearest Egypt, into which he is said to go next, the occasion of which follows.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Proceeding to the south, Hebrew: means also the desert,…
Proceeding to the south, Hebrew: means also the desert, as the Septuagint generally translate negeb: other interpreters agree with the Vulgate. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Abram journeyed — Literally, and Abram pulled up,…
9. Abram journeyed — Literally, and Abram pulled up, (his tent-pins,) going and pulling up, (encamping and striking his tents.)
Toward the south — Hebrew, towards the Negeb, that is, the country south of Palestine; probably encamping in the vale of Hebron, where we afterwards find him. Thus he dwelt in tabernacles (tents) with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the promise, a stranger in the land which yet he called his own. Heb_11:9.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. toward the South] Heb. Negeb, the southern tract…
9. toward the South] Heb. Negeb, the southern tract of Judah. Negeb means “the dry land,” “the land of thin soil.” It was applied especially to the country in the southernmost region of Canaan, described in Jos_15:21-32, and spoken of in Num_13:17; Num_13:22; Num_13:26. The Israelite, dwelling in Palestine, was accustomed to speak of the south as the “negeb” quarter, just as he spoke of the west as the “sea” quarter, of the compass. The R.V. prints the word “South” with a capital, when it denotes the region between Hebron and the wilderness. It is found in the form Ngb in an Egyptian writing of the reign of Thothmes III (1479–1447 b.c.) as a name for S. Palestine (Müller’s Asien u. Europa, p. 148).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Toward the south.—The Negeb, or dry land, so…
(9) Toward the south.—The Negeb, or dry land, so called because the soil being a soft white chalk, the rains sink through it, and even in the valleys run below the surface of the ground. Though treeless, it is still rich in flocks and herds, but the water has to be collected in tanks and cisterns (Conder, Tent Work, ii. 87).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Abram journeyed (literally, broke up, e. g., his…
And Abram journeyed (literally, broke up, e. g., his encampment, going on still literally, going on and breaking up; (cf. Gen_8:3) "going and returningtowards the south. Negleb, the dry region, from nagabh, to be dried, the southern district of Palestine. (Gen_13:3 Gen_20:1 Gen_24:62) The LXX render, ejstratopedeusen ejn, th ejrhmw.
Of this section vers. 5, 6, 8a are commonly assigned to the Elohist; and 7, 8b, and 9 to the Jehovist.
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