Genesis 11:26

For the meaning of Abram and Sarai (Genesis 11:29) see on Genesis 17.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Section IX - The Line to Abram - XXXV. The Line of Abram 18. רעוּ re‛û , Re‘u, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.” 20. שׂרוּג...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Descendants of Shem. This section, like Genesis 11:5 , is taken from P. Here the formula is abbreviated, but whether this was so originally or...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran - Haran was certai...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. It appears th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH SHEM. (10-26) These are the generations of Shem. — Here also, as in Genesis 5 , there is a very considerable divergence between the...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Generations until Abram Genesis 11:10-32 The inwardness of the movement of Terah's clan from Ur is given in Acts 7:3 . Apparently his fath...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of a human movement against dispersion. The movement was one of rebellion and was frustrated by divine interposit...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. These verses are all highly interesting, in that they lead to Him, after the flesh...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Abram, though named first, does not appear to be the eldest, but rather Haran; na...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BABEL: THE CITY AND THE TOWER Up to this time there was only one language. In the world today men wish they could have this advantage, but God is...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11 And Shem lived aft...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2056 i.e. Began to beget, as Genesis 5:32 . Abram, who is first named in order of dignity, (for which cause Shem is put before Ham and Japhet...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of Abram ( Genesis 11:10 b to 27a). The genealogy that follows links Abram back to Shem. This was why God was to be blessed with regard...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 11:10 . These are the generations of Shem] The genealogies are here only given in part, the writer’s object being to tra...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 11:1 . One language or lip. These words are to be literally understood, because it is added, God confounded their language. There has been...
The Biblical Illustrator

These are the generations of Shem The generations of Shem I. THE LINE IN WHICH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUE GOD WAS PRESERVED. II. THE DIRECTIO...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 11:10 These are the generations of Shem . The new section, opening with the usual formula (cf. Genesis 2:4 ; Genesis...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Generation of Shem
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Terah lived seventy years and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. That is, the oldest son of Terah was born when he was seventy years old, and three s...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 1948. B.C. 2056. Abram. Genesis 12:4 Genesis 12:5 Genesis 22:20-24 Genesis 29:4 Genesis 29:5 Joshua 24:2 1 Chronicles 1:26 1 Chro...

²⁶ And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 11:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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

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

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

Genesis 11:26