Galatians 4:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

an allegory. Literally allegorized. Greek. allegereo. Only here. Compare: 1 Corinthians 10:11

these. Supply the Ellipsis by "two women are, i.e. represent. Figure of speech Metaphor, App-6. Compare John 6:35; John 10:9.

covenants. Greek. diatheke. Seo Matthew 26:28.

the one. one indeed.

from. Greek. apo. App-104.

Sinai. See Exodus 16:1.

gendereth. heareth children. Greek. gennao, as Galatians 4:23.

to. Greek. eis, as: Galatians 4:6; Galatians 4:11.

bondage. Greek. douleia, App-190.

Agar. Hagar. In Arabic, Hagar (a stone) is. name for Mt. Sinai.

Galatians 4:24

24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants;e the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.