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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםresided as an alienוַיָּגָרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםmanyרַבִּיםdays.יָמִים
Genesis 21:34
Study it in the app“Abraham resided as an alien in the land of the Philistines many days.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:34, 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- resided as an alienיָּגָרyagar
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagar” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
33He planted a tamarisk in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of YHWH, El Olam.
34 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 21 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Isaac was born, and what did Sarah say (vv. 1-7)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s care that he heard the voice of the boy in the wilderness (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
Whom that seems to be pushed aside can you give time and attention today?