Genesis 12:17

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt 15. פרעה par‛oh , Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p. P-ouro, “the king.” If we...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD (o) plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. (o) The Lord took the defence of this poor stranger...
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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Abraham, Sarah, and Pharaoh. This section creates difficulties by its similarity to Genesis 12:20 ; Genesis 26:6-11 . The three are usually regar...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD. Divine intervention necessary. App-23 and App-24.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. And the Lord plagued Pharaoh. If Moses had simply related, that God had punished the king for having committed adultery, it would not so...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. The Lord plagued Pharaoh - What these plagues were we kn...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord plagued Pharaoh, &c.— In ch. 20: Genesis 12:18 it is said, that the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs in Abimelech's house, bec...
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

Cp. Psalms 105:14 , 'He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes.'
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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ABRAM IN EGYPT Genesis 12:6-20 ABRAM still journeying southward, and not as yet knowing where his shifting camp was finally to be pitched, came...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abram and Sarai in Egypt Genesis 12:10-20 It is a comfort that the Holy Spirit permits us to trace the successive stages through which the fath...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues ,.... Perhaps with the same sort that Abimelech and his servants were smote with on a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. Ver. 17. And the Lord plagued Pharaoh. ] Plagued him...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house We are not told particularly, in what way they were plagued; but, doubtless, there was something in the...
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

Abram's Denial of His Wife. B. C. 1920. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Most probably with some notable distemper of his body, which did both chastise him for and hinder him in the execution of his lust. His house, i.e,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife.' Presumably Pharaoh must have visited the particular...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 12:10 . A famine in the land] The frequent famines are a peculiar characteristic of early times, and of uncivilised land...
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...
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

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 12:10 And there was a famine . רָעָב, from a root signifying to hunger, the primary. idea appearing to lie in that of a...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Abraham's Stratagem Exposed
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. It was, literally, great blows which the Lord inflicted...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house — Probably, those princes especially that had commended Sarai to Pharaoh. We are not told, particularly,...

¹⁷ And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 12:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study 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

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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

Genesis 12:17