Genesis 21:34 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 21:34

And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

KJV

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. Even many years, days being sometimes put for years; having entered into covenant with Abimelech, the king of the country, and settled a good correspondence with him, and having his friendship and good will, which commanded respect from his subjects, Abraham sojourned very quietly and comfortably for many years, chiefly at Beersheba; the Jewish writers say (a) he sojourned here twenty six years. (a) Jarchi & Bereshit Rabba, sect. 54. fol. 48. 4.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֧גָר	vai.Ya.gor	and he sojourned	H1481 →
אַבְרָהָ֛ם	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
יָמִ֥ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
רַבִּֽים׃ פ	ra.Bim	many	H7227 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 2:15–17
  Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Galatians 5:24
  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- 1 Peter 4:2
  Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
- Romans 8:13
  For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Through
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.
leads to
- 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.
Through
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…
leads to
- 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.
- Genesis 23:4
  “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

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