Hospitality

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningExodus 22:21Exodus 23:9Leviticus 19:10Leviticus 19:33Leviticus 19:34Leviticus 24:22Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 10:19Deuteronomy 26:12Deuteronomy 26:13Deuteronomy 27:19Proverbs 9:1–5Proverbs 23:6–8Isaiah 58:6Isaiah 58:7Matthew 22:2–10Matthew 25:34–46Luke 14:12–14Romans 12:13Romans 16:1
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• INSTANCES OF
• Pharaoh to AbrahamGenesis 12:16
• Melchizedek to AbrahamGenesis 14:18
• Abraham to the angelsGenesis 18:1–8
• Lot to the angelGenesis 19:1–11
• Abimelech to AbrahamGenesis 20:14Genesis 20:15
• Sons of Heth to AbrahamGenesis 23:6Genesis 23:11
• Laban to Abraham's servantGenesis 24:31
• To JacobGenesis 29:13Genesis 29:14

The passages, in Bible order (67)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 12:16

   He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

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   “And he entreated Abram well for her sake,.... Pharaoh was very complaisant to him, showed him great respect, and bestowed many favours on him on account of Sarai, whom he took to be his sister, and which were done, that he would consent that she might be his wife: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels; which were, some at least, if not all, the gifts of Pharaoh to him, or otherwise there seems to be no reason why they should be made mention of here.

   “He had sheep, and oxen, etc. - As some of these terms are liable to be confounded, and as they frequently occur, especially in the Pentateuch, it may be necessary to consider and fix their meaning in this place. Sheep; צאן tson, from tsaan, to be plentiful or abundant; a proper term for the eastern sheep, which almost constantly bring forth twins, Son 4:2, and sometimes three and even four at a birth. Hence their great fruitfulness is often alluded to in the Scripture.

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2. Genesis 14:18

   Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—

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   “But one who is victorious should not claim the victory for himself; rather, he should attribute it to God. This is the teaching of Abraham, who became more humble, not more proud, in victory. Indeed, he offered a sacrifice and gave tithes; for this reason too, he received the blessing of Melchizedek, which means in translation "king of justice, king of peace." He was indeed the priest of the most high God.

   “And Melchizedek, king of Salem - A thousand idle stories have been told about this man, and a thousand idle conjectures spent on the subject of his short history given here and in Heb. vii. At present it is only necessary to state that he appears to have been as real a personage as Bera, Birsha, or Shinab, though we have no more of his genealogy than we have of theirs.

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3. Genesis 18:1–8

   Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

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   “It is also possible that the promise was repeated for the sake of Sarah. What shall we say, if in this manner, he chose to do honor to the greatness of his grace? For the promise concerning Isaac, from whom, at length, redemption and salvation should shine forth to the world, cannot be extolled in terms adequate to its dignity.

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4. Genesis 19:1–11

   Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

   ›Commentary on Genesis 19:1–112 voices

   “Lot was not inside Sodom "but at the gate." I might have said, just as Abraham was sitting outside his tent, out of hospitality, even at an inconvenient time (for it was the middle of the day) on the lookout for travelers, so his relative and the imitator of his morality "was sitting at the gate" ready to invite those passing through the land, even though evening had now come. For he surely knew the impiety of the Sodomites and that there was no rest for the stranger in that place.

   “For (as we have seen) one of the messengers held the principal place, as being superior to the others in dignity. Now, although Christ was always the Mediator, yet, because he manifested himself more obscurely to Lot than he did to Abraham, the two angels only came to Sodom.

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5. Genesis 20:14

   So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.

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6. Genesis 20:15

   And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”

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   “And Abimelech said, behold, my whole land is before thee,.... Instead of bidding him be gone, and sending him away in haste out of his country, as the king of Egypt did in a like case, he solicits his stay in it; and to encourage him to it, makes an offer of his whole kingdom to him, to choose which part of it he would to dwell in: dwell where it pleaseth thee; if there was anyone part of it better than another, or more convenient for him, his family and his flocks, he was welcome to it.

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7. Genesis 23:6

   “Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”

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   “Thou art a mighty prince - נשיא אלהים nesi Elohim, a prince of God - a person whom we know to be Divinely favored, and whom, in consequence, we deeply respect and reverence.

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8. Genesis 23:11

   “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

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9. Genesis 24:31

   “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

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10. Genesis 26:30

    So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

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    “Let us imitate Isaac's goodness; let us imitate his purity. Isaac was certainly a good and virtuous man, devoted to God and faithful to his wife. He did not return evil for evil. He yielded to those who drove him out, but he received them again when they were sorry, being neither harsh to insolence nor obdurate to kindness. When he went away from others, he fled to avoid strife. When he received them again, he readily forgave them, and he was exceptionally kind when he pardoned. Men sought to associate with him, and he added a delightful feast.

    “He made them a feast - Probably on the sacrifice that was offered on the occasion of making this covenant. This was a common custom.

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11. Genesis 29:13

    When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

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12. Genesis 29:14

    Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

    ›Commentary on Genesis 29:141 voice

    “And Laban said to him, surely thou art my bone and my flesh,.... Nearly allied in blood, being his sister's son: and he abode with him the space of a month; or "a month of days" (m), a full month to a day; all this while feeding his flocks, and doing whatsoever service he had for him to do. (m) חדש ימים "mensem dierum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Schmidt.

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13. Genesis 43:31–34

    Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

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14. Genesis 45:16–20

    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

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15. Genesis 47:7–12

    Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

    ›Commentary on Genesis 47:7–121 voice

    “Jacob blessed Pharaoh - Saluted him on his entrance with Peace be unto thee, or some such expression of respect and good will. For the meaning of the term to bless, as applied to God and man, See Clarke on Gen 2:3 (note).

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16. Exodus 2:20

    “So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”

    ›Commentary on Exodus 2:201 voice

    “That he may eat bread - That he may be entertained, and receive refreshment to proceed on his journey. Bread, among the Hebrews, was used to signify all kinds of food commonly used for the support of man’s life.

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