Genesis 12:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

The Chaldaean emigrant. I. THE CALL OF GOD . Whether spoken in a dream or distinctly articulated by a human form, the voice which summoned Abram to emigrate from Ur was recognized by the patriarch to be Divine; and so is the gospel invitation, which through the medium of a written word has been conveyed to men, essentially a message from the-lips of God. The call which Abram received was— 1. Distinguishing and selecting— coming to him alone of all the members of Terah's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:5

And Abram took (an important addition to the foregoing statement, intimating that Abram did not go forth as a lonely wanderer, but accompanied by) Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all the substance — recush , acquired wealth, from racash , to gain (cf. Genesis 14:11 , Genesis 14:16 , Genesis 14:21 ; Genesis 15:14 ), which consisted chiefly in cattle, Lot and Abram being nomads— that they had gathered (not necessarily implying a protracted stay, as some allege), ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:1-9

- The Call of Abram6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where afterward is built the town called at first Shekem, then Flavia Neapolis, and now Nablous. אלון 'ēlôn “the oak;” related: “be lasting, strong.” מורה môreh In Onkelos “plain;” Moreh, “archer, early rain, teacher.” Here the name of a man who owned the oak that marked the spot. In the Septuagint it is rendered ὑψηγήν hupseegeen.8. בית־אל bēyt-'êl, Bethel,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:4

Genesis 12:4. So Abram departed He was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. His obedience was speedy and without delay, submissive and without dispute. So should ours be to him who says, “Deny thyself, take up thy cross, and follow me.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:5

Genesis 12:5. They took with them the souls that they had gotten That is, the proselytes they had made, and persuaded to worship the true God, and to go with them to Canaan; the souls which (as one of the rabbis expresseth it) they had “gathered under the wings of the Divine Majesty.” read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 12:1-9

11:27-15:21 ABRAM’S ENTRY INTO THE PROMISED LANDAbram obeys God’s call (11:27-12:9)From the nations of the world God now chose one man through whom he would build a new nation, which, in turn, would be the means of bringing his blessing to the whole world (see 12:2-3). God’s chosen man, Abram (later called Abraham), lived originally in the idolatrous city of Ur in ancient Babylonia. Although others in his family worshipped idols (Joshua 24:2), Abram worshipped the one true God and obeyed him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:4

seventy and five. The Law was 430 years "after" this (Exodus 12:40 . Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:17 ). Abram 100 when Isaac born, and 105 when Isaac recognized as his "seed" (Genesis 21:12 ). This 25 + 5 explains the 400 years of Genesis 15:13 and Acts 7:6 . See note on Genesis 15:13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:5

souls. Hebrew, plural of nephesh, = souls. See App-13 . they came. This time: not when they had started from Chaldea (Genesis 11:31 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:4-5

"So Abram went as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.""And Lot went with him ..." Was this another error on the part of Abram? It surely could have been, because it was... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:4

Genesis 12:4. So Abram departed— The Lord HAD commanded Abram, Gen 12:1 to leave his country; in consequence of which, with Terah his father, he came forward 120 miles from Ur to Haran (ch. Genesis 11:31.) on his journey: but being delayed there by Terah's death and other particulars, he now prosecutes his purpose; and, attended by his nephew Lot, and all the children and servants in dependance upon him, he undertook the long journey of more than three hundred miles, through the dangerous and... read more

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