Genesis 14:17

14:17 After Abram ¹  returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram ²  in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley). ³ 

Genesis 14:3

14:3 These last five kings ⁴  joined forces ⁵  in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). ⁶ 

Genesis 26:17

26:17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley. ⁷ 

Genesis 26:19

26:19 When Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing ⁸  water there,

[14:17]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ³ sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley.

[14:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all these,” referring only to the last five kings named. The referent has been specified as “these last five kings” in the translation for clarity.

[14:3]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to join together; to unite; to be allied.” It stresses close associations, especially of friendships, marriages, or treaties.

[14:3]  ⁶ sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.

[26:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”

[26:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “living.” This expression refers to a well supplied by subterranean streams (see Song 4:15).