Genesis 17:22
in Genesis 17When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
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ASV
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
KJV
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
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This verse in Genesis 17
Commentary
4 notes on this verseGod went up from Abraham - Ascended evidently before him, so that he had the fullest proof that it was no human being, no earthly angel or messenger, that talked with him; and the promise of a son in the course of a single year, at this set time in the next year, Gen 17:21, which had every human probability against it, was to be the sure token of the truth of all that had hitherto taken place, and the proof that all that was farther promised should be fulfilled in its due time.
This site's exposition
at this time next year
on Genesis 17:21-22
God puts a date on it, at this time next year. The same appointment is repeated at 18:10 and 18:14. The speaking ends, then God went up from him. Clarke reads the going up as the proof to Abraham that God Himself had spoken.
This site's exposition
God went up from him
The LORD appeared at verse 1 and departs here, and the two frame the whole speech. Genesis 35:13 closes God's words to Jacob the same way. John Gill notes that God had finished speaking all He meant to say at this time.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he left off talking; with him,.... After he had finished all he had to say to him at this time.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְכַ֖ל | vaykhal | and he finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לְדַבֵּ֣ר | ledaber | to speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אִתּ֑וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| וַיַּ֣עַל | vaiyaal | and he went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מֵעַ֖ל | meal | from with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַבְרָהָֽם׃ | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
וַיְכַ֖לand he finished
vaykhalH3615 →208 times
לְדַבֵּ֣רto speak
ledaberH1696 →1141 times
אִתּ֑וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
וַיַּ֣עַלand he went up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
מֵעַ֖לfrom with
mealH5921 →5755 times
אַבְרָהָֽם׃Abraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
it leads to
- John 1:1–2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 14:9
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the…
- John 17:21–23
that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
- John 5:23
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
- John 8:58
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- John 1:1–2
Through
Judges 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
it leads to
- Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
- Leviticus 9:24
Through
Exodus 20:22Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:13
You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
- Nehemiah 9:13
Through
Genesis 18:33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
it leads to
- Genesis 32:26
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- Genesis 32:26
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).