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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםjourneyedוַיִּסַּעfrom thereמִשָּׁםtoward the landאַרְצָהof the Negevהַנֶּגֶבand settledוַיֵּשֶׁבbetweenבֵּיןKadeshקָדֵשׁandוּבֵיןShur,שׁוּרand he resided as an alienוַיָּגָרin Gerar.בִּגְרָר
Genesis 20:1
Study it in the app“Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he resided as an alien in Gerar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 20:1, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- journeyedיִּסַּעyisa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisa” appears- toward the landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears- of the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears- and settledיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears- Shurשׁוּרshur
Shur
Shur, a wilderness region between Canaan and Egypt.
Where else “shur” appears- and he resided as an alienיָּגָרyagar
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagar” appears- in Gerarגְרָרgerar
Gerar
Gerar, a city in the south of Canaan, near the land of the Philistines.
Where else “gerar” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
To study Genesis 20 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham say about Sarah in front of Abimelech, and how did Elohim step in (vv. 2-3)?
2. What it means
What does Elohim say about Abimelech’s integrity of heart, and how does he deal with him (vv. 5-6)?
3. How I live it
How can you be honest today, even when fear tempts you to hide the truth?