Gen 14:20-24 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 14:20-24 (NET)

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14:20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. 14:21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.” 14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 14:23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, ‘It is I who made Abram rich.’ 14:24 I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me– Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre– let them take their share.”

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Abram the son of Terah of Shem

· Aner an Amorite chief who was an ally of Abram,a town in the territory of Manasseh given to the Kohathites

· Eshcol brother of Mamre and Aner, Amorites who were allies of Abraham,a valley near Hebron, presumably where Eshcol once lived

· Mamre a place where Abraham camped, probably a few km north of Hebron,an Amorite chief who was Abraham's ally, with Eshcol and Aner

· Sodom an ancient town somewhere in the region of the Dead Sea that God destroyed with burning sulphur,a town 25 km south of Gomorrah and Masada

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NET Notes: Gen 14:20 Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Gen 14:22 The words “and vow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.

NET Notes: Gen 14:23 The Hebrew text adds the independent pronoun (“I”) to the verb form for emphasis.

NET Notes: Gen 14:24 Heb “except only what the young men have eaten.”

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