E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:15
Pharaoh = the official title of all kings of Egypt, like Kaiser, Czar, &c. read more
Genesis 12:7-20
E.W. Bullinger
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:16
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. See App-6 , emph. each class of property. All these pictured on the Monuments in Egypt. sheep, &c. No horses in Egypt till 18th Dynasty. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:17
LORD. Divine intervention necessary. App-23 and App-24 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:18
What? Why? Figure of speech Erotesis. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:20
And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:6-9
"And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him. And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east; and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And Abram... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:10
"And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land."There is no record here that God commanded Abram to go down into Egypt, and it must be concluded that he decided to do this on his own, the same being true also of Genesis 12:9, where it is stated that he kept traveling southward. One can hardly blame Abram. The promised land was already occupied by a ruthless pagan society of the Canaanites, and as Abram moved southward... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:11-13
"And it came to pass, that when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold, now I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee."This was no imaginary danger that Abram confronted; but the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:14-15
"And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house."What a disaster this was! The mother of "the Chosen People" was at this point committed to the harem of Pharaoh and, without divine intervention, ALL of the promises to Abraham would have been lost. It was a situation that required and received a heavenly veto, something... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:13
sister. See note on Genesis 20:12 and App-29 . This was not a lie, Sarai was his half-sister (Genesis 20:12 ). my soul = I, myself. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13 . Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part). read more