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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:30

But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child. See Gen 16:1-2; 18:11-12. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole But Sarai was barren; she had no child. Aben Ezra observes, there are some that say that Abraham was impotent, and not Sarai barren; the very reverse of the Scriptures; but as he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:30”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 29. Sarai ] Abram’s wife was, according to Gen 20:12, his half-sister, i.e. a daughter of Terah by another wife. Milcah, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:29”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:25

And Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. And Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, one hundred and ninteen years,…. In all one hundred and forty eight years; so sensibly did the lives of the patriarchs decrease: in the days of Nahor, the Arabic writers t … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:25”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:24

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah: 24. Terah ] The father of Abram. The name has not yet been clearly identified with any locality, or tribe. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Nahor was the first patriarch who fell to idolatry. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:24”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:23

And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. And Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, two hundred years,…. The years of his life were two hundred and thirty: and he begat sons and daughters; nowhere else mentioned: he died, according to the above Jewish writer o, in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:23”

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:22

And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor: 22. Nahor ] The name here of Abram’s grandfather, as also, in Gen 11:26, of Abram’s brother (cf. Gen 22:20, Jos 24:2). Very similar personal names are found in early Assyrian business documents. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Serug lived thirty years, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:22”