Genesis 14:1

With the Hebrew beneath

Genesis 14:1, word by word

It came aboutיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of Amraphelאַמְרָפֶלamrafel

Amraphel

Amraphel, a king of Shinar (Babylonia) in the days of Abram.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Shinarשִׁנְעָרshinar

Shinar

Shinar, the Hebrew name of the plain of Babylonia, in southern Mesopotamia.

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Ariochאַרְיוֹךְaryoch

Arioch

Arioch, a king of Ellasar in the days of Abram; also a Babylonian officer in Daniel.

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of Ellasarאֶלָּסָרelasar

Ellasar

Ellasar, a kingdom of Mesopotamia.

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Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרkedarlaomer

Chedorlaomer

Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, leader of the alliance of four kings in Genesis 14.

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of Elamעֵילָםelam

Elam

Elam, a son of Shem; also the country east of Mesopotamia; also several Israelites.

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and Tidalתִדְעָלtidal

Tidal

Tidal, one of the four allied kings, "king of Goiim" (Goiim means "nations").

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of Goiimגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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The context

To study Genesis 14 in a group

1. 1. What it says

   What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?

2. 2. What it means

   What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?

3. 3. How I live it

   How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?