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Verse Genesis 14:2. _THESE MADE WAR WITH BERA, C._] It appears, from
Genesis 14:4, that these five Canaanitish kings had been subdued by
Chedorlaomer, and were obliged to pay him tribute and that, ha...
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- Abram Rescues Lot
1. אמרפל _'amrāpel_, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך
_'aryôk_, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי _'arı̂y_, “a
lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14....
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CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST RECORDED WAR AND LOT'S DELIVERANCE
_ 1. The battle of the confederacy (Genesis 14:1)_
2. Sodom and Gomorrah spoiled (Genesis 14:11)
3. Abram's rescue (Genesis 14:14)
4. S
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GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section
the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong
reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
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THE FOUR KINGS MAKE WAR WITH THE FIVE REBEL KINGS. The four kings of
Lower Babylonia, Larsa, Elam, and (?) Guti, made war on the five kings
of the cities of the Plain, who had formed a confederacy in...
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ZOAR. Compare Genesis 14:8 with Genesis 19:22....
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_that they made war_ This anticipates and summarizes the contents of
Genesis 14:5. As Hammurabi, the conqueror of Elam and founder of the
Babylonian kingdom, terms himself king of _Amurru_= Amorites,...
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MADE WAR WITH BERA, &C.— These five kings were lords of the country,
called Pentapolis, from their five cities, which stood in that rich
and then fertile valley of Siddim, _which is_ now _the Salt-sea...
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_4. The Biblical Account (ch. 14)._
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 Goiim, 2
that they made war with Be...
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_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...
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The five towns (Pentapolis) mentioned here lay round the Dead Sea. The
kings were mere chieftains, tributaries of Chedorlaomer, who now threw
off his yoke....
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THE BATTLE OF THE KINGS, AND THE CAPTURE AND RESCUE OF LOT
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, had subdued the Canaanites of the Jordan
valley some years before the events narrated in this chapter. The
latte...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 14
THE FIGHT BETWEEN 4 KINGS AND 5 KINGS
V1 At this time there were 4 kings. One was Amraphel and he was the
king of Shinar. Another king was Ari...
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BERA KING OF SODOM. — The failure of the attempt to explain the
names of these five kings, and of the cities over which they ruled
(with one or two exceptions), by the help of the Hebrew language make...
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עָשׂ֣וּ מִלְחָמָ֗ה אֶת ־בֶּ֨רַע֙
מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֔ם...
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ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT
Genesis 14:1
THIS chapter evidently incorporates a contemporary account of the
events recorded. So antique a document was it even when it found its
place in this book, that the...
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ABRAM AT HEBRON; LOT TAKEN CAPTIVE
Genesis 13:14; Genesis 14:1
Lot lifted up his eyes for himself, but when the last of Lot's
followers had streamed out of the camp, God bade Abram lift up his
eyes,...
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In this chapter we see Lot and Abram in differing circumstances,
resulting in the first case from personal choice, and in the second
from the choice of God. Lot was involved in trouble through
associa...
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The Bible is full of promises so great they stagger the imagination.
Anyone would like to receive the blessings they contain, if he could
only believe God is able to keep his word. Our purpose in this...
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Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they
rebelled.
The Reader is desired to recollect, that the Sodomites were the
descendants of Canaan; on whom that memorable denuncia...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
After this (chap. 13) we have, in the conduct of Abram and Lot, the
disinterestedness and self-renunciation of true faith on the one hand,
and, on...
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[THAT THESE] MADE WAR WITH BERA KING OF SODOM,.... A city in the plain
of Jordan, which with the four following made the Pentapolis, or five
cities of the plain. Strabo y says, in this place formerly...
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Genesis 14:2 [That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with
Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Ver. 2. _That th...
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1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue.
11 Lot is taken prisoner.
14 Abram rescueth him.
18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram.
20 Abram giueth him tithe.
22 The rest of the spoile, his partners haui...
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that these made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of
Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and
the king of Bela, which is Zoar. Those were the days of the
c...
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The Rebellion of the Valley Kings...
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THIRD SECTION
_Abram and his War with the Heathen robber-bands for the rescue of
Lot. The victorious Champion of Faith and his greeting to Melchizedec,
the prince of peace. His conduct towards the Ki...
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THE WORLD'S CONFLICT
We read now for the first time in scripture of war among nations of
the ungodly world. Abram has no part in this. It is recorded mainly
because of Lot. Four kings war against five...
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1-12 The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should
not have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not been
concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but...
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Once for all, observe that the name of _kings_ is here and elsewhere
given by Moses to the chief governors of cities or little provinces.
Compare JOSHUA 12:9, &c....
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We are, here, presented with an historic record of the revolt of five
kings from under the hand of Chederlaomer, and a battle consequent
thereon. The Spirit of God can occupy himself with the movement...
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‘And it happened in the days of Amraphel, King of Shinar, Arioch,
King of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, King of Elam and Tidal, King of Goiim,
that they made war with Bera, King of Sodom, and with Birsha, Ki...
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CONTENTS: Abram delivers Lot. Abram's refusal to compromise with the
King of Sodom.
CHARACTERS: King of Sodom, Lot, Abram, Melchizedek.
CONCLUSION: Genuine faith never wraps itself in fleece while a...
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Genesis 14:1. _Amraphel king of Shinar,_ the plain on which Babylon
was built. The Hebrew _melech,_ everywhere translated king, is
equivalent, according to the Gothic etymon of the same word, to a
fig...
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_These made war_
THE FIRST WAR ON RECORD
I. AS TO ITS MOTIVES.
1. Ambition.
2. Plunder.
3. The desire to recover lost sovereignty.
II. AS TO THE CONDITIONS OF ITS SUCCESS. From the failure of hu...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:1 After separating from Abram and
settling in Sodom, Lot is taken captive by an alliance of four kings
who invade the Jordan Valley. Abram gathers a small army and recovers...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 14:1. Arioch.] Probably signifies _lion-like._ The name
re-appears in the time of Daniel, as applied to the captain of the
king’s guard (Daniel 2:14).—CHEDORLAOMER.] “Upon the...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 14:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS. After the separation of Abram and Lot, the latter
of whom now appears as a citizen of Sodom, and not merely a settler in
the Jordan circle; perhaps about...
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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar
(Genesis 14:1),
Now Shinar is Babylon.
and Arioch the king of Ellasar [which is Babylonia], and Chedorlaomer
the king of Elam [which is...
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Sodom. Genesis 10:19 Genesis 13:10 Genesis 19:24 Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah
1:10 A