genesis-12:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:16

And he entreated Abram well —literally, did good to Abram ; ευ} e)xrh&santo; ( LXX ; Hieronymus, Poole) supposes that the court of Pharaoh or the Egyptian people generally conferred favors on the patriarch, which is not at all so probable as that Pharaoh did— for her sake. Marriage negotiations in Oriental countries are usually accompanied by presents to the relatives of the de as a sort of payment. "The marriage price is distinctly mentioned in Scripture ( Exodus 22:15 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:17

And the Lord plagued (literally, struck ) Pharaoh and his house with great plagues (or strokes, either of disease or death, or some other calamity—an indication that Pharaoh was not entirely innocent) because of Sarai Abram's wife . The effect of this was to lead to the discovery, not through the aid of the Egyptian priests (Josephus), but either through a special revelation granted to him, as afterwards ( Genesis 20:6 ) to Abimelech in a dream (Chrysostom), or through the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:18-19

And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me t why didst thou not tell me she was thy wife? In which case we are bound to believe the monarch that he would not have taken her. Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife (which as yet he had not done; an indirect proof both of the monarch's honorable purpose towards Sarai and of Sarai's unsullied purity): now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. According to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:20

And Pharaoh commanded his men (i.e. certain officers designated for the purpose) concerning him (to see to his departure): and they seat him away, and his wife, and all that he had. The partitionists assign this entire section to the Jehovist. HOMILETICS read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:20

Abram and Israel; a parallel. 1. Both were driven into Egypt by a famine. 2. To both the land of Egypt proved a house of bondage. 3. In each case the Pharaoh of the time was subjected to plagues. 4. Both were sent away by the alarmed monarchs who were made to suffer for their sakes. 5. Both went up from Egypt laden with the spoils of those among whom they had sojourned. 6. On leaving Egypt both directed their steps to Canaan.— W . 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:10-20

- XXXVIII. Abram in Egypt15. פרעה par‛oh, Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi. or p. P-ouro, “the king.” If we separate the article p. from the Hebrew form, we have רעה re‛oh for king, which may be compared with רעה ro‛eh, “pastor, leader,” and the Latin rex, king. This is the common title of the Egyptian sovereigns, to which we have the personal name occasionally added, as Pharaoh-Necho, Pharaoh-Hophrah.Genesis 12:10This first visit of Abram to Mizraim, or Egypt,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:7

Genesis 12:7. And the Lord appeared to Abram Probably in a vision, and spoke to him comfortable words: Unto thy seed will I give this land No place or condition can shut us out from God’s gracious visits. Abram is a sojourner, unsettled, among Canaanites, and yet here also he meets with him that lives, and sees him. Enemies may part us and our tents, us and our altars, but not us and our God. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:8

Genesis 12:8. And there he built an altar, and called on the name of the Lord Such, it appears, was his constant practice, whithersoever he removed. As soon as he came into Canaan, though he was but a stranger and sojourner there, yet he set up, and kept up the worship of God in his family; and wherever he had a tent, God had an altar, and that sanctified by prayer. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:10

Genesis 12:10. And there was a famine in the land Not only to punish the iniquity of the Canaanites, but to exercise the faith of Abram. Now he was tried whether he could trust the God that brought him to Canaan, to maintain him there, and rejoice in him as the God of his salvation, when the fig-tree did not blossom. And Abram went down into Egypt See how wisely God provides, that there should be plenty in one place, when there is scarcity in another; that, as members of the great body,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:20

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:10-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:10

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