_AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE DAYS OF AMRAPHEL KING OF SHINAR, ARIOCH KING OF ELLASAR, CHEDORLAOMER KING OF_ _ ELAM, AND TIDAL KING OF NATIONS;_ And it came to pass. This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: the King of Sodom and the kings of the adj... [ Continue Reading ]
_ALL THESE WERE JOINED TOGETHER IN THE VALE OF SIDDIM, WHICH IS THE SALT SEA._ All these were joined together - i:e., were confederate. THE VALE OF SIDDIM, [Hebrew, _ `EEMEQ_ (H6010).] - a low and broad tract of land bounded by hills. SIDDIM. Gesenius, who regards the word as probably Arabic, ta... [ Continue Reading ]
_TWELVE YEARS THEY SERVED CHEDORLAOMER, AND IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR THEY REBELLED._ Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer - i:e., were tributary to him (cf. 2 Kings 18:7). AND IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR. The accusative of time denoting duration. Ewald renders these words, 'during the whole of the thir... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IN THE FOURTEENTH YEAR CAME CHEDORLAOMER, AND THE KINGS THAT WERE WITH HIM, AND SMOTE THE REPHAIMS IN ASHTEROTH KARNAIM, AND THE ZUZIMS IN HAM, AND THE EMIMS IN SHAVEH KIRIATHAIM,_ Smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim. The Rephaim were an aboriginal people, who, though not Canaanites by des... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE HORITES IN THEIR MOUNT SEIR, UNTO ELPARAN, WHICH IS BY THE WILDERNESS._ And the Horites in their mount Seir - the most southern section of the Rephaite nation, called Horites [from _ CHOWR_ (H2715), a hole, or _ CHUWR_ (H2354), to bore], the aboriginal inhabitants of the mountainous tract... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY RETURNED, AND CAME TO ENMISHPAT, WHICH IS KADESH, AND SMOTE ALL THE COUNTRY OF THE AMALEKITES, AND ALSO THE AMORITES, THAT DWELT IN HAZEZON-TAMAR._ They returned, and came to En-mishpat (i:e., the spring of judgment), which is Kadesh. Having at Elath reached the goal of their expedition,... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THERE WENT OUT THE KING OF SODOM, AND THE KING OF GOMORRAH, AND THE KING OF ADMAH, AND THE KING OF ZEBOIIM, AND THE KING OF BELA (THE SAME IS ZOAR;) AND THEY JOINED BATTLE WITH THEM IN THE VALE OF SIDDIM;_ And there went out the king of Sodom, ... It appears that the five chiefs of the ciccar... [ Continue Reading ]
_WITH CHEDORLAOMER THE KING OF ELAM, AND WITH TIDAL KING OF NATIONS, AND AMRAPHEL KING OF SHINAR, AND ARIOCH KING OF ELLASAR; FOUR KINGS WITH FIVE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE VALE OF SIDDIM WAS FULL OF SLIMEPITS; AND THE KINGS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH FLED, AND FELL THERE; AND THEY THAT REMAINED FLED TO THE MOUNTAIN._ And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits, [Hebrew, _ BE'ªROT_ (H875) _ BE'ªROT_ (H875) _ CHEEMAAR_ (H2564), wells, wells] - i:e., numerous wells... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY TOOK ALL THE GOODS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH, AND ALL THEIR VICTUALS, AND WENT THEIR WAY._ And they took all the goods of Sodom, ... [The Septuagint has: elabon de teen hippon pasan, and they took all the horses having in their Hebrew copy _ REKESH_ (H7409), steed, instead of _ RªKUSH_ (H7399... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY TOOK LOT, ABRAM'S BROTHER'S SON, WHO DWELT IN SODOM, AND HIS GOODS, AND DEPARTED._ They took Lot ... who dwelt in Sodom. Though retaining his pastoral habits, he seems to have taken up his abode in the town (cf. Genesis 19:1), and his goods. [The Hebrew has the same word here as in the pr... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THERE CAME ONE THAT HAD ESCAPED, AND TOLD ABRAM THE HEBREW; FOR HE DWELT IN THE PLAIN OF MAMRE THE AMORITE, BROTHER OF ESHCOL, AND BROTHER OF ANER: AND THESE WERE CONFEDERATE WITH ABRAM._ There came one that had escaped, [Hebrew, _ HAPAALIYT_ (H6412), the escaped] - used collectively for fugit... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN ABRAM HEARD THAT HIS BROTHER WAS TAKEN CAPTIVE, HE ARMED HIS TRAINED SERVANTS, BORN IN HIS OWN HOUSE, THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN, AND PURSUED THEM UNTO DAN._ When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive. "Brother" and "sister" were used by the Hebrews, as cognate terms are used by... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE DIVIDED HIMSELF AGAINST THEM, HE AND HIS SERVANTS, BY NIGHT, AND SMOTE THEM, AND PURSUED THEM UNTO_ _ HOBAH, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT HAND OF DAMASCUS._ And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night - [Hebrew, _ WAYEECHAALEEQ_ (H2505), Niphal, was divided: construc. praeg.,... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE BROUGHT BACK ALL THE GOODS, AND ALSO BROUGHT AGAIN HIS BROTHER LOT, AND HIS GOODS, AND THE WOMEN ALSO, AND THE PEOPLE._ And he brought back all the goods. The Hebrew word is the same here as in Genesis 14:12; but the Septuagint has: ta huparchonta, the things belonging to them.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE KING OF SODOM WENT OUT TO MEET HIM AFTER HIS RETURN FROM THE SLAUGHTER OF CHEDORLAOMER, AND OF THE KINGS THAT WERE WITH HIM, AT THE VALLEY OF SHAVEH, WHICH IS THE KING'S DALE._ From the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings. Professor Rawlinson thinks that this expression, "the slaug... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM BROUGHT FORTH BREAD AND WINE: AND HE WAS THE PRIEST OF THE MOST HIGH GOD._ Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consider... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE BLESSED HIM, AND SAID, BLESSED BE ABRAM OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, POSSESSOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND BLESSED BE THE MOST HIGH GOD, WHICH HATH DELIVERED THINE ENEMIES INTO THY HAND. AND HE GAVE HIM TITHES OF ALL._ And he gave him tithes of all. Although it does not appear very clearly in the narrative which of them paid tithes to the other, the apostle has expressly declared that it was Abram... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE KING OF SODOM SAID UNTO ABRAM, GIVE ME THE PERSONS, AND TAKE THE GOODS TO THYSELF._ The king of Sodom ... Give ... persons. According to the war customs still existing among the Arab tribes, Abram might have retained the recovered goods, and his right was acknowledged by the King of Sodom;... [ Continue Reading ]