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Genesis 15:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 15 · verse 1
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.Genesis 15:1 · King James Version
Genesis 15:1 in context
1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
2And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 41:10
- Psalms 119:114
- Psalms 84:11
- Hebrews 13:5-6
- Genesis 26:24
- Isaiah 41:14
- Lamentations 3:24
- Deuteronomy 33:26-29
Key words (Strong's)
- exceedingmᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- visionmachăzeha visionH4236 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- shieldmâgêna shieldH4043 →
- Afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- AbramʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
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Observe here, I. The time when God made this treaty with Abram: After these things. 1. After that famous act of generous charity which Abram had done, in rescuing his friends and neighbours out of distress, and that, not for price nor reward. After this, God made him this gracious visit.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary