Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 21:22-32
CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 21:22. Phichol.] Name signifies “mouth of all,” i.e., all-commanding. Probably an official title. Genesis 21:23. Nor with my son, nor with my son’s son.] The LXX. has “neither my seed, nor my name.” Murphy renders it kin and kith, “to represent the conversational alliterative phrase of the original.” Genesis 21:31. Beersheba.] “The well of the oath,” or, “the well of the seven.” The latter meaning may have some allusion to the seven lambs by which Abraham secured the... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 21:14-21
CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 21:14. Abraham rose up early in the morning.] Hence the Divine command was given to him in the night. Bread. Used as a general term for provisions. Bottle of water. The leathern bottle of the East, made of the whole skin of an animal. In this case, probably, a kid-skin, as Hagar could not well have carried a goat-skin. And the child. To be connected with “gave” in the previous clause. He gave it (bread), and the child, to Hagar. The LXX. and Targ. of Onk. convey the... read more