Genesis 12:1-3 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 12 In this chapter an account is given of the call of Abram to depart from his own country, with a promise of a divine blessing, Ge 12:1-3 of his obedience to it, Ge 12:4,5 of his journey through the land of Canaan...
Read full chapter Footnotes Genesis 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. It probably refers to a fragrant resin or a precious stone. Genesis 2:13 In the Old Testament, Cush often refers to the land south of Egypt. Here the names of the third and fourth rivers suggest an...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionWhen you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”New Living TranslationNo longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you...
Genesis 1:12 12 Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Genesis 1:11 NEXT Genesis 1:13 Genesis 1:12 Meaning and Commentary Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass In...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.New Living TranslationI will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be...
The book of Genesisis the first book of the Jewish Torah and Christian Scriptures. The word “genesis” is of Greek etymology, meaning origin or birth, and refers to the first verse of the book: “In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth…” (Genesis 1:1).The book...
12 When you try to cultivate[b] the ground it will no longer yield[c] its best[d] for you. You will be a homeless wanderer[e] on the earth.” 13 Then Cain said to the Lord,“My punishment[f] is too great to endure![g] Read full chapter Footnotes Genesis 4:11 tn Heb“curse...
In the first chapter it was the animal's place with God as Creator, and Adam before Him; the second chapter is not repetition, nor is it another contradictory report as alleged - one is creation, and every creature's place in it or over it; the other the whole moral place of man ...
128 Abram gives up, and has only the scene of judgment, and gets all things, and it is promised now to him, and his seed, as in chapter 12:7. This was when in the land, always an actual thing, not a promise for a principle to all, though we may apply it in a sense. We ha...
-GenesisandRevelationHowtoreadit?-First11chapters:abigview,echooffeventsforcenturiestocome,e.g.AdamandEve’ssin–disobedienceagainstGod-Chapter12–slowdowntodevelopthepersonalitiesofpeople HighPointsinGenesisChapter1:thestoryofcreation.Chapter2:AdamandEve.Chapter3:sinentersaperfectworld.Chapter4:CainandAbel.Cha...