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Genesis 12:1-2 KJV
Genesis · chapter 12 · verses 1–2 · King James Version
1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Genesis 12:1-2 · King James Version
Genesis 12:1-2 in context
1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 11:8
- Nehemiah 9:7
- Acts 7:2-6
- Isaiah 51:2
- Joshua 24:2-3
- Genesis 11:31-32
- Luke 14:26-33
- Genesis 15:7
- 2 Samuel 7:9
- Galatians 3:14
- Genesis 18:18
- Genesis 17:4-6
Key words (Strong's)
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- countryʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- kindredmôwledethnativityH4138 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- AbramʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- blessbârakto kneelH1288 →
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We have here the call by which Abram was removed out of the land of his nativity into the land of promise, which was designed both to try his faith and obedience and also to separate him and set him apart for God, and for special services and favours which were further designed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3