Genesis 13:1-18 WEB

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:14

The Lord said this unto Abram, to comfort him now when he was alone, and in a worse soil than Lot had chosen. read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:15

Object. Abram could see but a little part of the land. Answ. 1. He might now possibly be upon a mountain, from whence he might have a large prospect every way. 2. He gave him all that he saw, but not only that, but also the rest of the land, and therefore he bids him walk through and view the whole land, Genesis 13:17. Quest. How was the land given to Abram, when it is expressly said: He, i.e. God, gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on, Acts 7:5. Answ. 1. God... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:18

Mamre was an Amorite of great note, from whom the city Hebron was called Mamre, Genesis 23:19, a friend and confederate of Abram, Genesis 14:13, by whom it is thought he was brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God. In Hebron; or, near Hebron; for so the Hebrew Beth is sometimes taken. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:1-4

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 13:1. Went up out of Egypt] In the language of the Jew the direction to Jerusalem from every quarter was upwards; besides, Egypt was a low-lying country and the traveller would have to ascend on his way to the hilly country of Canaan.—Into the south] Heb. Towards the south. Not the south of Egypt, but the southern region of Palestine. A certain part of the country was called “the south” before the times of the Patriarchs. The LXX. has εις την ερημον, into the desert;... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:5-9

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 13:5. Tents] Including their occupants, as wives, children, and domestics. Thus we have in 1 Chronicles 4:41 : “Smote their tents, i.e. those who occupied them.”—Genesis 13:6. And the land was not able to bear them] The LXX. has, did not contain them to dwell together. Their flocks and herds had grown too numerous to find pasture there. An inability, moreover, of a moral kind may be implied.—Genesis 13:7. The Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land] The... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 13:10. Jordan] The first reference to this river—the only one in the country which flows through the entire summer.—Plain of Jordan] Lit. the circle of Jordan—the environs. “He saw not, indeed, the tropical fertility and copious streams along its course. But he knew of its fame as the garden of Eden, as of the valley of the Nile. No crust of salt, no volcanic convulsions had as yet blasted its verdure, or touched the secure civilisation of the early Phœnician settlements... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:14-18

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 13:15. To thee will I give it, and to thy seed] Perhaps a better rendering would be, “To thee will I give it, even to thy seed.” The Heb. particle translated “and” has frequently the signification of “even.” 1 Chronicles 21:12 : “The Lord’s sword, and the pestilence,” i.e., even the pestilence. It is certain that the promise was never fulfilled to Abram personally.—Genesis 13:18. Plain of Mamre] Heb. word denotes a tree or grove. Mamre is also a personal name (Genesis... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:10-11

Genesis 13:10-11 The lesson to be gained from the history of Abraham and Lot is obviously this: that nothing but a clear apprehension of things unseen, a simple trust in God's promises, and the greatness of mind thence arising, can make us act above the world indifferent, or almost so, to its comforts, enjoyments, and friendships; or, in other words, that its goods corrupt the common run even of religious men who possess them. I. Abraham and Lot had given up this world at the word of God, but a... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

Genesis 13:10-13 That Lot was a good man in the ground of his character there is no reason to doubt. But good men have their besetting sins. Lot's was worldliness, and it cost him dear. I. Consider some features of the choice which Lot made. (1) Worldly advantage was the chief element in determining his place in life. The volcanic fires, slumbering beneath, made the plain of Sodom so fertile that its riches had become proverbial; and the Jordan, which has now so short a course to the Dead Sea,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:18

Genesis 13:18 (with Genesis 14:13 ) Mamre is the first village that comes before us distinctly in any authentic history. If Ararat was the cradle of the races of our world, Mamre was the cradle of the Church. I. Mamre was a church among the trees. II. It was a refuge for faith. Abraham and the patriarchs were emigrants; they left for the honour of God. The East is full of traditions concerning Abraham and his hatred to idolatry, and how he forsook the worship of the fire and the sun. He had... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:14

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 13:18

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:1-4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:5-9

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 13:14-18

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:10-11

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:18

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