Genesis 12:3

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Call of Abram 6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where aft...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Abraham, his Migration to Canaan, and Yahweh's Promise to Him. From J, except Genesis 12:4 b , Genesis 12:5 , which is clearly from...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reaso...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thee. To Abraham personally. See note on Genesis 50:24 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And I will bless them that bless thee. Here the extraordinary kindness of God manifests itself, in that he familiarly makes a covenant wit...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. In thee - In thy post...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will make of thee a great nation, &c.— In these two verses the twofold covenant, or promise, is comprised. See note on ch. Genesis 9:9 . 1st...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. I will bless...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Abraham. The Removal to Canaan. The Visit to Egypt 1. Had said] RV 'said,' when he was in Haran. In what manner the call came to Abrah...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed ] or, 'bless themselves.' Through Abraham and his descendants men everywhere would come to know G...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou shalt be a blessing. — More correctly, Be thou a blessing. The promises made to Abram are partly personal and partly universal, embracing th...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE CALL OF ABRAHAM Genesis 11:27-32 ; Genesis 12:1-5 WITH Abraham there opens a new chapter in the history of the race; a chapter of the pro...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Call and Promise to Abram Genesis 12:1-9 God's commands are always associated with promises. Count the shalls and wills here. He does...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At this point begins the actual historic movement toward the coming of the Redeemer. One man was called to the realization of the true principle of l...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Reader! pause over t...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

BLESSING RECEIVED AND IMPARTED ‘And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the eart...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will bless them that bless thee ,.... Not the priests only that should bless his children, the children of Israel, as the Targum of Jonathan,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Ver. 3. And I wi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed This promise crowned all the rest; for it pointed at the Messiah, “in whom all the promises are...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE CALL OF ABRAM The Lord had before told Abram to leave his country, his kindred and his father's house, and go to a land He would show him. This...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Call of Abram. B. C. 1921. 1 Now t...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Those that are friends or enemies to thee shall be the same to me; a marvellous condescension and privilege. In thee, i.e. in thy Seed, as it is ex...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country and your kinsfolk, and your father's house, for the land that I will show you. And I will make of you...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Now the Lord had said ] More literally this may read, “ The Lord said ,” and may refer to a call to leave Haran, and not to that wh...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 12:1-3 (with Genesis 9:1-9 ) No one has ever doubted that the words in Genesis 9:1-7 are a Divine blessing upon the human race. I....
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 12:1-4 I. At some time in our lives a call from God sends its trumpet tone through each of our souls, as it did when Abraham heard it, and...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 12 , etc. I. Notice first the call of Abraham. (1) The call was addressed to him suddenly; (2) it required him to forsake his country and h...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 12:3 I. A double stream of narrative runs through the first four books of the Pentateuch. One of these may be called the Priestly narrativ...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We will read two or three passages in the Book of Genesis concerning God blessing his servant Abraham. Turn first to the twelfth chapter. Genesis 1...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 12:1 . Had said. The God of glory appeared to Abraham, and enjoined him to leave his idolatrous country. Joshua 24:2 ; Acts 7:3 . Gene...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, get thee out of thy country Abraham’s action His obeying the call and command of God, wherein four circumstan...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 12:1 Designed to trace the outward development of God's kingdom on the earth, the narrative now concentrates its attenti...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God Calls Abraham
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Here are promises of...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Abram's Departure Genesis 12:1-4 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. God spoke, of old, in the Person of Christ. In today's study the Lord spoke to Abram. D...

³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 12:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit 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

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 12:3