Exodus 17:15

Jehovah-nissi. " Jehovah [is] my banner. "One of the Jehovah titles. App-4.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehovah-nissi - See the margin, “Jehovah my banner.” As a proper name the Hebrew word is rightly preserved. The meaning is evidently that the nam...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it (i) Jehovahnissi: (i) That is, the Lord is my banner as he declared by holding up his rod and hi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. And Moses built an altar. The purpose of this was that not he alone, but the whole people should testify, by solemn sacrifice, their gra...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Jehovah-nissi - Jehovah is my ensign or banner. The hands and rod of Moses were hel...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Moses built an altar, &c.— It appears from Judges 22:26-27 that altars were not only built for sacrifice, but also for memorials and testimon...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembra...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Built an altar ] for the double purpose of offering sacrifices of thanksgiving, and of commemorating the victory by means of a monument: cp. Genesi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Moses built an altar. — Primarily, no doubt, to sacrifice thank-offerings upon it, as an acknowledgment of the Divine mercy in giving Israel the vi...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Another trial of their faith came to the people in the lack of water. In view of the fact that they had been provided with bread and flesh, it would...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Moses built an altar, both for the offering of sacrifices of praise unto God, and to be a monument of this victory, and of the author of it. The n...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁵ And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:c

Related Commentaries of Exodus 17:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 17:15