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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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PERSONS. Hebrew. _nephesh, souls._ App-13. Figure of speech _Syne_
cdoche (of the Part)....
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_the king of Sodom_ This verse resumes the narrative of Genesis 14:17.
The incident of Melchizedek is parenthetical....
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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 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,...
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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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GIVE ME THE PERSONS, AND TAKE THE GOODS TO THYSELF] The victor used to
keep the whole booty, including prisoners who became his slaves. The
king of Sodom proposes that Abraham should restore the capti...
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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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GRIVE ME THE PERSONS. — To this day it is the rule among the Arabs
that, if a camp be plundered, anyone who recovers the booty gives up
only the persons, and takes the rest for himself. But Abram, wit...
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וַ יֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ ־סְדֹ֖ם אֶל
־אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּ
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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 AND MELCHIZEDEK
Genesis 14:13
Recently discovered monuments confirm this narrative of the
confederacy of the kings, but do not tell of their overthrow. Abram
might fairly have left Lot to reap...
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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 STRONG ONE MOST HIGH
Melchizedek was "priest of the most high God," from the Hebrew 'El
'Elyon. This is a name for God used for the first time here. Hugo
McCord, in his book Getting Acquainted Wit...
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_The persons ( animas), the souls subject to my dominion. (Haydock)_...
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REFLECTIONS
How very awful is it to contemplate the bloodshed, ravages, and
desolation made by war among the inhabitants of the earth! See Reader,
what hath sin done, and what a train of evils origina...
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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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21._And the king of Sodom said_. Moses having, by the way, interrupted
the course of his narrative concerning the king of Sodom, by the
mention of the king of Salem, now returns to it again; and says...
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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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AND THE KING OF SODOM SAID UNTO ABRAM,.... After the conversation
between him and Melchizedek was over:
GIVE ME THE PERSONS, AND TAKE THE GOODS TO THYSELF; meaning by
"persons" or "souls", as in the...
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And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take
the goods to thyself.
Ver. 21. _And the king of Sodom said._] He that a few days since faced
the heavens, and cared not for four k...
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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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And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take
the goods to thyself. His intention was to repay Abram for the work
which he performed in delivering the captive Sodomites, especia...
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ABRAHAM'S RETURN...
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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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PERSONS:
_ Heb._ souls...
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21-24 Observe the king of Sodom's grateful offer to Abram, Give me
the souls, and take thou the substance. Gratitude teaches us to
recompense to the utmost of our power, those that have undergone
fat...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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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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Genesis 14:21 king H4428 Sodom H5467 said H559 (H8799) Abram H87 Give
H5414 (H8798) persons H5315 take...
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‘And the King of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take
the goods for yourself”.' This was not generosity, this is the
opening gambit in his negotiations to rescue what he can from the
situ...
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Genesis 14:17. _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....
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Genesis 14:17. _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....
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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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_I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou shouldst say, I
have made Abram rich_
THE BELIEVER’S SUPERIORITY TO THE WORLD
This superiority to the world may be manifested in various ways--as i...
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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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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:17 This passage emphasizes Abram’s
reliance on God rather than on military might to gain possession of
Canaan.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 14:22. I have lifted up mine hand] This is a Hebraism for “I
have sworn.” The custom was to raise the right hand when taking an
oath.—
GENESIS 14:23. FROM A THREAD EVEN TO A...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 14:17
AND THE KING OF SODOM—Bera, or his successor (_vide_ Genesis
14:10)—WENT OUT TO MEET HIM (_i.e._ Abram) AFTER HIS RETURN FROM THE
SLAUGHTER (perhaps too forcible an expressio...
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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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persons. Heb. souls. Genesis 14:21...
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ABRAM DELIVERS LOT
Genesis 14:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Let us bring before you the opening verses of Genesis fourteen.
WE HAVE BEFORE US A STORY OF WAR AND STRIFE. The various kings of
cities and nati...
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Give me the souls, and take thou the substance — So the Hebrew reads
it. Here he fairly begs the persons, but as freely bestows the goods
on Abram. Gratitude teaches us to recompense to the utmost of...