Genesis 21:33--22:1
tamarisk tree <0815> [grove. or, tree.]
The original word {eshel,} has been variously translated a grove, a plantation, an orchard, a cultivated field, and an oak; but it may denote a kind of tamarisk, as it is rendered by Gesenius, the same with the Arabic {athl.}
Beer Sheba <0884> [Beer-sheba.]
worshiped <07121> [called.]
Lord <08034> [on the name.]
Dr. Shuckford justly contends, that the expression rendered, "he called on the name," signifies "he invoked in the name."
eternal <05769> [everlasting.]
God <0430> [A.M. 2132. B.C. 1872. Jos. Ant. God.]
tested <05254> [tempt.]
Or prove, or try, as tempt, from tento, originally signified.
[Behold, here I am. Heb. Behold me.]
Genesis 22:19
Abraham ............... Abraham <085> [So Abraham.]
Beer Sheba <0884> [to Beer-sheba.]
