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Genesis 22:19 KJV
Genesis · chapter 22 · verse 19
So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.Genesis 22:19 · King James Version
Genesis 22:19 in context
17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BeershebaBᵉʼêr ShebaʻBeer-Sheba, a place in PalestineH884 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- togetheryachadproperly, a unitH3162 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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Abraham's obedience was graciously accepted; but this was not all: here we have it recompensed, abundantly recompensed, before he stirred from the place; probably while the ram he had sacrificed was yet burning God sent him this gracious message, renewed and ratified his covenant with him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-19