Genesis 22:19
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.
- KJV
- So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
- WEB
- So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
- ASV
- So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
- DARBY
- And Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
- BLB
- And Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
- ÅB
- Så gikk Abraham tilbake til sine drenger, og de brøt opp og dro sammen til Be'erseba; og Abraham ble boende i Be'erseba.
- OTB
- Så vendte Abraham tilbake til sine unge menn, og de dro sammen til Beersheba, hvor Abraham bosatte seg.
- B1930
- Så gikk Abraham tilbake til sine drenger, og de brøt op og drog sammen til Be'erseba; og Abraham blev boende i Be'erseba.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 21:31
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Read in contextJudges 20:1
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Read in contextJoshua 15:28
And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah,
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