Genesis 12:1-6

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 12:6

Sichem. At the foot of Mt. Garizim, where Abram offered his first sacrifice in the land, Deuteronomy xi. 30. (Kennicott) --- Noble; on account of the many tall and shady oaks, whence the Septuagint have the high oak. Hebrew Elon more , the plain of Moreh, or of ostension, because God shewed Abram from this place, situated about the middle of the promised land, what countries he would give to him in his posterity, after having exterminated the Chanaanites, who then occupied the land as their... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-3

1-3 God made choice of Abram, and singled him out from among his fellow-idolaters, that he might reserve a people for himself, among whom his true worship might be maintained till the coming of Christ. From henceforward Abram and his seed are almost the only subject of the history in the Bible. Abram was tried whether he loved God better than all, and whether he could willingly leave all to go with God. His kindred and his father's house were a constant temptation to him, he could not continue... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:4-5

4,5 Abram believed that the blessing of the Almighty would make up for all he could lose or leave behind, supply all his wants, and answer and exceed all his desires; and he knew that nothing but misery would follow disobedience. Such believers, being justified by faith in Christ, have peace with God. They hold on their way to Canaan. They are not discouraged by the difficulties in their way, nor drawn aside by the delights they meet with. Those who set out for heaven must persevere to the end.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:6-9

6-9 Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbours. He journeyed, going on still. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be unsettled, and often to remove into various states. Believers must look on themselves as strangers and sojourners in this world, Hebrews 11:8; Hebrews 11:13; Hebrews 11:14. But observe how much comfort Abram had in God. When he could have little satisfaction in converse with the Canaanites whom he found there, he had abundance of pleasure in... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 12:1-3

God Calls Abraham v. 1. Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and from thy father's house unto a land that I will show thee. Here the real story of Abram, or Abraham, begins, to which the author has led up in a very skilful manner. God gave him a command which imposed upon him a threefold renunciation, Abram was to leave his fatherland, both Haran and Ur of the Chaldees being included in Mesopotamia. He was to forsake the members of his tribe, the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 12:4-9

Abraham's Journey to Canaan v. 4. So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Abram put his faith in the promise of the Lord and was obedient to His command, forsaking his fatherland, his acquaintances, and even his nearest relatives, to journey with his wife and his nephew to the new country of which the Lord had spoken. v. 5. And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 12:1-20

SECOND PERIODThe Genesis of the patriarchal faith in the promise and of the covenant religion; of the antagonistic relation, between the faith in the promise and heathenism; of the harmonious oppositions between the patriarchs and the human civilization of the heathen world. Patriarchal religion and patriarchal customs.—Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 36:43——————AABRAHAM, THE FRIEND OF GOD, AND HIS ACTS OF FAITH. Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:10FIRST SECTIONThe call of Abram. The emigration to Canaan. The... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:1-4

Genesis AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH Gen_12:1 - Gen_12:9 . I We stand here at the well-head of a great river-a narrow channel, across which a child can step, but which is to open out a broad bosom that will reflect the sky and refresh continents. The call of Abram is the most important event in the Old Testament, but it is also an eminent example of individual faith. For both reasons he is called ‘the Father of the Faithful.’ We look at the incident here mainly from the latter point of view. It... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:5

Genesis AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH GOING FORTH Gen_12:5 . I The reference of these words is to Abram’s act of faith in leaving Haran and setting out on his pilgrimage. It is a strange narrative of a journey, which omits the journey altogether, with its weary marches, privations, and perils, and notes but its beginning and its end. Are not these the main points in every life, its direction and its attainment? There are- ‘Two points in the adventure of the diver, One-when, a beggar, he prepares... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:6-7

Genesis AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH THE MAN OF FAITH Gen_12:6 - Gen_12:7 . Great epoch and man. Steps of Abram’s training. First he was simply called to go-no promise of inheritance-obeyed-came to Canaan-found a thickly peopled land with advanced social order, and received no divine vision till he was face to face with the Canaanite. 1. God’s bit-by-bit leading of us. How slowly the divine purpose was revealed-the trial before the promise-did not know where, nor that Canaan was land, but only... read more

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 12:6

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-3

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:4-5

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:6-9

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 12:1-3

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 12:4-9

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 12:1-20

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:1-4

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:5

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Genesis 12:6-7

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