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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 14 - Introduction

Four kings, having conquered five kings of Canaan, take Lot captive. Abram, with his servants, pursues and vanquishes them, and delivers Lot. Melchizedek blesseth Abram.

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See also Genesis 14 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    GENESIS 14. ABRAHAM CONQUERS THE FOUR KINGS AND RESCUES LOT. This chapter is, as Wellhausen says, like Melchizedek, without father, without mother, without pedigree. In other words, it cannot be affil...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    (_origin uncertain_) 1 12. I. The campaign of Chedorlaomer King of Elam and three vassal kings against the five rebellious kings of the Plain, who are defeated and their cities looted; Lot made pris...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PART THIRTY-SIX RECAPITULATION: SURVEY OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGE From _A Class-Book of Old Testament History,_ pp. 73-76 by G. F. Maclear, D.D. Published by Macmillan, London, 1881, now long out of pri...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 God (a-4) Heb. _ Elohim_ , the plural of _ Eloah_ , 'the Supreme'. It is Deity in the absolute sense. _ Elohim_ will, in the text, appear only in the name of _ Jehovah Elohim_ ; moreover, when _...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    EXCURSUS E: UPON ELAM AND THE CONQUESTS AND ROUTE OF CHEDORLAOMER (Genesis 14). Of Elam we lately knew nothing more than that it was a country called after a son of Shem, and this narrative, containin...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 14 This chapter gives an account of a war that was waged, and a battle fought between four kings on one side, and five on the other, and of the occasion and issue of it, who w...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2091. B.C. 1913._ We have in this chapter, (1,) _ A war with the king of Sodom and his allies, Genesis 14:1._ (2,) _ Abram's rescue of Lot from captivity, Genesis 14:13._ (3,) Abram's return...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue. 11 Lot is taken prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth him. 18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram. 20 Abram giueth him tithe. 22 The rest of the spoile, his partners haui...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * The battle of the kings, Lot is taken prisoner. (1-12) Abram rescues Lot. (13-16) Melchizedek blesses Abram. (17-20) Abram restores the spoil. (21-24)...

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