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- Genesis
- Chapter 22
- Verse 18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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Gill's Exposition
So Abraham returned to his young men,.... He had left at a certain place with the ass, while he and Isaac went to the mount to worship; and who stayed there till he came to them, according to his…
- Abraham Was Tested 2. מריה morı̂yâh, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē, Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and…
Adam Clarke
And in thy seed, etc. - We have the authority of St. Paul, Gal 3:8, Gal 3:16, Gal 3:18, to restrain this to our blessed Lord, who was The Seed through whom alone all God's blessings of providence,…
Abraham's obedience was graciously accepted; but this was not all: here we have it recompensed, abundantly recompensed, before he stirred from the place; probably while the ram he had sacrificed was…
Cambridge Bible
in thy seed See note on Gen 12:3. The words might be also rendered "by thy seed."
be blessed Better, as R.V. marg., bless themselves. See notes on Gen 12:3; Gen 18:18; Gen 26:4.
because thou hast…
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