Genesis 13:4

13:4 This was the place where he had first built the altar, 1  and there Abram worshiped the Lord. 2 

Genesis 21:33

21:33 Abraham 3  planted a tamarisk tree 4  in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord, 5  the eternal God.

Genesis 4:26

4:26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people 6  began to worship 7  the Lord.

Genesis 26:25

26:25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped 8  the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well. 9 

Genesis 12:8

12:8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel 10  and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord. 11 

1 tn Heb “to the place of the altar which he had made there in the beginning” (cf. Gen 12:7-8).

2 tn Heb “he called in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.

3 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 sn The planting of the tamarisk tree is a sign of Abraham’s intent to stay there for a long time, not a religious act. A growing tree in the Negev would be a lasting witness to God’s provision of water.

5 tn Heb “he called there in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.

5 tn The word “people” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation. The construction uses a passive verb without an expressed subject. “To call was begun” can be interpreted to mean that people began to call.

6 tn Heb “call in the name.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 12:8; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.

7 tn Heb “called in the name of.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 21:33). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.

8 tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”

9 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

10 tn Heb “he called in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.