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Genesis 14:13 KJV
Genesis · chapter 14 · verse 13
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.Genesis 14:13 · King James Version
Genesis 14:13 in context
11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- escapedpâlîyṭa refugeeH6412 →
- AmoriteʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH567 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- HebrewʻIbrîyan Eberite or descendant of EberH5680 →
- AbramʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
- dweltshâkanto reside or permanently stayH7931 →
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We have here an account of the only military action we ever find Abram engaged in, and this he was prompted to, not by his avarice or ambition, but purely by a principle of charity; it was not to enrich himself, but to help his friend.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-16