Bible Commentary

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, And the children of Heth answered Abraham,…. In a very civil and respectful manner: saying unto him, as follows: Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible ‘And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying, “Hear us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:5”

I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 4. a stranger and a sojourner ] Abraham describes himself, in a proverbial phrase, as one whose origin is foreign, and whose period of residence is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:4”

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying, 3. rose up ] The use of this word is explained by the habitual attitude of prostration in mourning. Cf. 2Sa 12:16-17; 2Sa 12:20. the children of Heth ] See note on Gen 10:15. Cf. Gen 26:34, Gen 27:46, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:3”

And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 2. Kiriath-arba ( the same is Hebron)] Cf. Gen 35:27 (P). Kiriath-arba means “the city of four,” probably four confederate tribes. It was the earlier name of Hebron, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:2”

And Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah. 1. the life of Sarah ] Sarah died at the age of 127, 37 years after the birth of Isaac. Cf. Gen 17:1; Gen 17:17, Gen 21:5 (P). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:1”

And his concubine, whose name [was] Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. 24. Reumah ] The children of the concubine denote a less intimate tribal relationship than the children of the legal wife. Maacah ] See 2Sa 10:6. A region to the north of Mount Hermon; cf. the mention of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 22:24”

And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 23. Bethuel ] See Gen 24:15. Rebekah ] See chap. 24. No place, or clan, of this name is mentioned in the O.T. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 23. Bethuel begat Rebekah] Who afterward became the wife of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 22:23”

And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 22. Chesed ] Presumably, not to be confounded with the ancestor of the S. Babylonian people, the Chasdim, or “Chaldees,” mentioned in Gen 11:31 (P). More probably, the Bedouin tribe, mentioned in 2Ki 24:2, Job 1:17, as “the Chaldeans,” quite distinct from the Chesed of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 22:22”

Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 21. Uz his firstborn ] In Gen 10:23 (P) Uz is the firstborn of Aram. Uz, as a locality in the Syrian region, is mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions. It may denote a branch of an Aramaean tribe, the U of Shalmaneser II. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 22:21”

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; 20. after these things ] Cf. Gen 22:1. Milcah ] See Gen 11:27; Gen 11:29. Nahor’s marriage with his niece probably represents the fusion of two tribes. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 22:20”