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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםreturnedוַיָּשָׁבto his young men,אֶל נְעָרָיוand they roseוַיָּקֻמוּand wentוַיֵּלְכוּtogetherיַחְדָּוto Beersheba.אֶל בְּאֵר שָׁבַעAnd Abrahamוַ אַבְרָהָםlivedיֵּשֶׁבin Beersheba.בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע
Genesis 22:19
Study it in the app“Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived in Beersheba.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:19, 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- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to his young menנְעָרָיnearay
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “nearay” appears- and they roseיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelchu” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- to Beershebaבְּאֵרbeer
Beersheba
See it on the mapWhere else “beer” appears- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears
Places in this verse
Beersheba
Today: Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), Israel
A city at the southern edge of the land of Israel, in the Negev desert, about 47 miles (75 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham and Isaac made agreements there over a well (Gen 21:31; 26:33). "From Dan to Beersheba" meant the whole land.
The context
18And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will bless themselves, because you listened to my voice.”
19 · This verse (above)
20After these things it was told to Abraham, saying, “Look, Milcah too has borne sons to Nahor your brother:
To study Genesis 22 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?
3. How I live it
What is hard for you to place in Elohim’s hands, and how can you talk with him about it?