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Genesis 21:34

Abraham

32 After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
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BSB
And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
KJV
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
WEB
Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
ASV
And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
DARBY
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
BLB
And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
ÅB
Og Abraham bodde som fremmed i filistrenes land en lang tid.
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OTB
Og Abraham bodde i filisternes land i en lang periode.
B1930
Og Abraham bodde som fremmed i filistrenes land en lang tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

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  • Hebrews 11:13

    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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  • Genesis 20:1

    Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

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  • 1 Peter 2:11

    Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

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  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:15

    For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

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