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 

[13:4]  ¹ tn Heb “to the place of the altar which he had made there in the beginning” (cf. Gen 12:7-8).

[13:4]  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.

[21:33]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:33]  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.

[21:33]  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.

[4:26]  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.

[4:26]  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.

[26:25]  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.

[26:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”

[12:8]  ⁹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[12:8]  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.