Judges 13:20
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
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Gill's Exposition
For it came to pass, when the flame went up towards heaven from off the altar,.... That is, from the rock, which served instead of an altar, and from whence perhaps the fire sprung which consumed both…
We have here an account,
I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
in the Flame of the altar as though it were His native element, Exo 3:2. The sign may well have suggested a more spiritual view of Jehovah's nature (Kittel l.c.). The flameis that kindled by Manoah;…
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