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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:3

vale. Afterward, the Salt (or Dead Sea), when Moses wrote. Siddim = the Siddim. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:4

Twelve. The No. of Government. See App-10 . served = had served, Genesis 14:4 goes back to the events leading up to the present war with Sodom. thirteenth. The first occurance. Hence the number of Rebellion. See App-10 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:5

Rephaim = a branch of the Nephilim. See App-25 . Superhuman beings, so called after one Rapha: as the Anakim after Anak. See Genesis 15:20 . Deuteronomy 2:11 , Deuteronomy 2:20 , Deuteronomy 2:21 ; Deuteronomy 3:11 , Deuteronomy 3:13 .Joshua 12:4 ; Joshua 13:12 ; Joshua 15:8 ; Joshua 17:15 ; Joshua 18:16 . See notes on Genesis 6:4 ; Genesis 12:6 ; Genesis 13:7 ; Genesis 14:5 ; Genesis 15:20 , Genesis 15:21 . Zuzims in Ham, same as Zam-zummim in Cuneiform writing. Compare Deuteronomy 2:20 . ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:7

En-mishpat = the spring of judgment. Not yet Kadesh = the Sanctuary. all the country. Hebrew "the whole field", put by Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , for country. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:8

takes up the present war with Sodom. Zoar. Compare Genesis 14:2 with Genesis 19:22 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:9

four kings with five. See the No. 9, the number of Judgment. See App-10 . read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:10

slime pits = pits of bitumen, still a feature of the shores of the Dead Sea. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:12

who dwelt: emphasis to call attention to Genesis 13:12 . See note. Hebrew. HE (Lot), being a dweller in Sodom. read more

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