Acts 7:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Men. App-123. Compare Acts 1:11.

God. App-98.

glory. See p. 1511. This is the genitive of character. App-17. Compare Psalms 29:3, and note the seven other similar expressions, "the God of comfort" (Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 1:3), "hope" (Romans 15:13), "love" (2 Corinthians 13:11), "patience" (Romans 15:5), "peace" (Romans 15:33, &c), " all grace" (1 Peter 5:10), and "truth" (Deuteronomy 32:4, &c).

appeared unto. was seen by. Greek. optomai. App-106.

dwelt. settled. Greek. katoikeo. See note on Acts 2:6.

Charran. Haran (Genesis 11:31).

Acts 7:2

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,