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geneva@Genesis:1:1 @ In the (note:)First of all, and before any creature was, God made heaven and earth out of nothing.(:note) beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The Argument - Moses in effect declares three things, which are in this book chiefly to be considered: First, that the world and all things in it were created by God, and to praise his Name for the infinite graces, with which he had endued him, fell willingly from God through disobedience, who yet for his own mercies sake restored him to life, and confirmed him in the same by his promise of Christ to come, by whom he should overcome Satan, death and hell. Secondly, that the wicked, unmindful of God's most excellent benefits, remained still in their wickedness, and so falling most horribly from sin to sin, provoked God (who by his preachers called them continually to repentance) at length to destroy the whole world. Thirdly, he assures us by the examples of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the rest of the patriarchs, that his mercies never fail those whom he chooses to be his Church, and to profess his Name in earth, but in all their afflictions and persecutions he assists them, sends comfort, and delivers them, so that the beginning, increase, preservation and success of it might be attributed to God only. Moses shows by the examples of Cain, Ishmael, Esau and others, who were noble in man's judgment, that this Church depends not on the estimation and nobility of the world: and also by the fewness of those, who have at all times worshipped him purely according to his word that it stands not in the multitude, but in the poor and despised, in the small flock and little number, that man in his wisdom might be confounded, and the name of God praised forever.
geneva@Genesis:1:3 @ And God said, Let there be light: and there was (note:)The light was made before either Sun or Moon was created: therefore we must not attribute that to the creatures that are God's instruments, which only belong to God.(:note) light.
geneva@Genesis:1:12 @ And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God (note:)This sentence is often repeated, to signify that God made all his creatures to serve for his glory and for the profit of man: but because of sin they were cursed, yet the elect, by Christ are restored, and serve to their wealth.(:note) saw that [it was] good.
geneva@Genesis:1:14 @ And God said, Let there be (note:)By the lights be means the sun, the moon, and the stars.(:note) lights in the firmament of the heaven to Which is the artificial day, from the sun rising, to the going down. divide the day from the night; and let them be for Of things belonging to natural and political orders and seasons. signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
geneva@Genesis:1:15 @ And let them be for lightes in the firmament of the heauen to giue light vpon the earth; it was so.
geneva@Genesis:1:16 @ And God made two great (note:)That is, the sun and the moon, and here he speaks as man judges by his eye: for else the moon is less than the planet Saturn.(:note) lights; the greater light to To give it sufficient light, as instruments appointed for the same, to serve man's purposes. rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
geneva@Genesis:1:17 @ And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to shine vpon the earth,
geneva@Genesis:1:18 @ And to rule in the day, and in the night, and to separate the light from the darkenes: and God sawe that it was good.
geneva@Genesis:1:21 @ And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the (note:)The fish and fowls had both one beginning, in which we see that nature gives place to God's will, in that the one sort is made to fly about in the air, and the other to swim beneath in the water.(:note) waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
geneva@Genesis:1:22 @ And God (note:)That is, by the virtue of his word he gave power to his creatures to reproduce.(:note) blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
geneva@Genesis:1:24 @ Moreouer God said, Let the earth bring foorth the liuing thing according to his kinde, cattell, and that which creepeth, and the beast of the earth, according to his kinde; it was so.
geneva@Genesis:1:25 @ And God made the beast of the earth according to his kinde, and the cattell according to his kinde, & euery creeping thing of the earth according to his kind: & God saw that it was good.
geneva@Genesis:1:26 @ And God said, (note:)God commanded the water and the earth to bring forth other creatures: but of man he says, «Let us make...» signifying that God takes counsel with his wisdom and virtue purposing to make an excellent work above all the rest of his creation.(:note) Let us make man in our This image and likeness of God in man is expounded in (Eph_4:24) where it is written that man was created after God in righteousness and true holiness meaning by these two words, all perfection, as wisdom, truth, innocency, power, etc. image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
geneva@Genesis:1:29 @ And God said, Behold, I have given you (note:)God's great.(:note) every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
geneva@Genesis:1:30 @ Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe, euery greene herbe shall be for meate; it was so.
geneva@Genesis:2:3 @ And God blessed the seventh day, and (note:)Appointed it to be kept holy, that man might in it consider the excellency of his works and God's goodness toward him.(:note) sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
geneva@Genesis:2:5 @ And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to (note:)God only opens the heavens and shuts them, he sends drought and rain according to his good pleasure.(:note) rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground.
geneva@Genesis:2:7 @ And the LORD God formed man (note:)He shows what man's body was created from, to the intent that man should not glory in the excellency of his own nature.(:note) [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
geneva@Genesis:2:9 @ And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the (note:)Who was a sign of the life received from God.(:note) tree of life also in the midst of the garden, That is, of miserable experience, which came by disobeying God. and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
geneva@Genesis:2:10 @ And out of Eden went a riuer to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure heads.
geneva@Genesis:2:11 @ The name of the first [is] Pison: that [is] it which compasseth the whole land (note:)Havilah is a country adjoining Persia to the east, and inclining towards the west.(:note) of Havilah, where [there is] gold;
geneva@Genesis:2:15 @ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to (note:)God would not have man idle, though as yet there was no need to labour.(:note) dress it and to keep it.
geneva@Genesis:2:16 @ And the LORD God (note:)So that man might know there was a sovereign Lord, to whom he owed obedience.(:note) commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
geneva@Genesis:2:19 @ And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto (note:)By moving them to come and submit themselves to Adam.(:note) Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.
geneva@Genesis:2:20 @ The man therefore gaue names vnto all cattell, and to the foule of the heauen, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam founde he not an helpe meete for him.
geneva@Genesis:2:21 @ Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, & closed vp the flesh in steade thereof.
geneva@Genesis:2:24 @ Therefore shall a man leave (note:)So marriage requires a greater duty of us toward our wives, than otherwise we are bound to show to our parents.(:note) his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
geneva@Genesis:3:1 @ Now the serpent was more (note:)As Satan can change himself into an angel of light, so did he abuse the wisdom of the serpent to deceive man.(:note) subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he God allowed Satan to make the serpent his instrument and to speak through him. said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
geneva@Genesis:3:3 @ But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, (note:)In doubting God's warnings she yielded to Satan.(:note) lest ye die.
geneva@Genesis:3:4 @ And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely (note:)This is Satan's chiefest subtilty, to cause us not to fear God's warnings.(:note) die:
geneva@Genesis:3:5 @ For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, (note:)As though he said, God forbids you to eat of the fruit, only because he knows that if you eat of it, you will be like him.(:note) knowing good and evil.
geneva@Genesis:3:6 @ And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he (note:)Not so much to please his wife, as moved by ambition at her persuasion.(:note) did eat.
geneva@Genesis:3:7 @ And the eyes of them both were opened, and they (note:)They began to feel their misery, but they did not seek God for a remedy.(:note) knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
geneva@Genesis:3:9 @ But the Lord God called to the man, and said vnto him, Where art thou?
geneva@Genesis:3:14 @ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, (note:)He asked the reason from Adam and his wife, because he would bring them to repentance, but he does not ask the serpent, because he would show him no mercy.(:note) Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and As a vile and contemptible beast, (Isa_65:25). dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
geneva@Genesis:3:16 @ Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy (note:)The Lord comforts Adam by the promise of the blessed seed, and also punishes the body for the sin which the soul should have been punished for; that the spirit having conceived hope of forgiveness might live by faith. (1Co_14:34).(:note) sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
geneva@Genesis:3:17 @ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: (note:)The transgression of God's commandment was the reason that both mankind and all other creatures were subject to the curse.(:note) cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
geneva@Genesis:3:19 @ In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.
geneva@Genesis:3:21 @ Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God (note:)Or, gave them knowledge to make themselves coats.(:note) make coats of skins, and clothed them.
geneva@Genesis:3:22 @ And the LORD God said, (note:)By this derision by reproaches Adam's misery, into which he was fallen by ambition.(:note) Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and Adam deprived of life, lost also the sign of it. take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
geneva@Genesis:3:23 @ Therefore the Lord God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till ye earth, whence he was taken.
geneva@Genesis:3:24 @ Thus he cast out man, and at the East side of the garden of Eden he set the Cherubims, and the blade of a sworde shaken, to keepe the way of the tree of life.
geneva@Genesis:4:1 @ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she (note:)Man's nature, the estate of marriage, and God's blessing were not utterly abolished through sin, but the quality or condition of it was changed.(:note) conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man That is, according to the Lord's promise, as some read (Gen_3:15), «To the Lord» rejoicing for the son she had born, whom she would offer to the Lord as the first fruits of her birth. from the LORD.
geneva@Genesis:4:3 @ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an (note:)This declares that the father instructed his children in the knowledge of God, and also how God gave them sacrifices to signify their salvation, though they were destitute of the ordinance of the tree of life.(:note) offering unto the LORD.
geneva@Genesis:4:4 @ And Habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his offering,
geneva@Genesis:4:5 @ But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.
geneva@Genesis:4:7 @ If thou doest well, shalt thou not be (note:)Both you and your sacrifice shall be acceptable to me.(:note) accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the Sin will still torment your conscience. door. And unto thee [shall be] his The dignity of the first born is given to Cain over Abel. desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
geneva@Genesis:4:8 @ Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.
geneva@Genesis:4:9 @ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: (note:)This is the nature of the reprobate when they are rebuke for their hypocrisy, even to neglect God and outrage him.(:note) [Am] I my brother's keeper?
geneva@Genesis:4:11 @ And now [art] thou cursed (note:)The earth will be a witness against you, which mercifully received the blood you most cruelly shed.(:note) from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
geneva@Genesis:4:15 @ And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, (note:)Not for the love he had for Cain, but to suppress murder.(:note) vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a Which was some visible sign of God's judgment, that others should fear by it. mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
geneva@Genesis:4:17 @ And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a (note:)Thinking by this to be safe, and to have less reason to fear God's judgments against him.(:note) city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
geneva@Genesis:4:18 @ And to Henoch was borne Irad, and Irad begate Mehuiael, and Mehuiael begate Methushael, and Methushael begate Lamech.
geneva@Genesis:4:23 @ And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: (note:)His wives seeing that all men hated him for his cruelty, were afraid, therefore he brags that there is none strong enough to resist, even though he was already wounded.(:note) for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
geneva@Genesis:4:24 @ If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech (note:)He mocked at God's tolerance in Cain jesting as though God would allow no one to punish him and yet give him permission to murder others.(:note) seventy and sevenfold.
geneva@Genesis:4:26 @ And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to (note:)In these days God began to move the hearts of the godly to restore religion, which had been suppressed by the wicked for a long time.(:note) call upon the name of the LORD.
geneva@Genesis:5:6 @ And (note:)He proves Adam's generation by those who came from Seth, to show the true Church, and also what care God had over the same from the beginning, in that he continued his graces toward it by a continual succession.(:note) Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
geneva@Genesis:5:8 @ And all the days of Seth were (note:)The main reason for long life in the first age, was the multiplication of mankind, that according to God's commandment at the beginning the world might be filled with people, who would universally praise him.(:note) nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
geneva@Genesis:5:24 @ And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for (note:)To show that there was a better life prepared and to be a testimony of the immortality of souls and bodies. To inquire where he went is mere curiosity.(:note) God took him.
geneva@Genesis:5:29 @ And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall (note:)Lamech had respect for the promise, (Gen_3:15), and desired to see the deliverer who would be sent and yet saw but a figure of it. He spoke this by the spirit of prophecy because Noah delivered the Church and preserved it by his obedience.(:note) comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
geneva@Genesis:6:1 @ So when men beganne to be multiplied vpon the earth, and there were daughters borne vnto them,
geneva@Genesis:6:2 @ That the (note:)The children of the godly who began to degenerate.(:note) sons of God saw the daughters Those that had wicked parents, as if from Cain. of men that they [were] Having more respect for their beauty and worldly considerations than for their manners and godliness. fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
geneva@Genesis:6:3 @ And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always (note:)Because man could not by won by God's leniency and patience by which he tried to win him, he would no longer withhold his vengeance.(:note) strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an Which time span God gave man to repent before he would destroy the earth, (1Pe_3:20). hundred and twenty years.
geneva@Genesis:6:4 @ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of (note:)Who usurped authority over others, and degenerated from that simplicity, in which their father's lived.(:note) renown.
geneva@Genesis:6:7 @ And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and (note:)God declares how much he detests sin, seeing the punishment of it extends to the brute beasts.(:note) beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
geneva@Genesis:6:8 @ But Noah (note:)God was merciful to him.(:note) found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
geneva@Genesis:6:11 @ The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with (note:)Meaning, that all were given to the contempt of God, and oppression of their neighbours.(:note) violence.
geneva@Genesis:6:16 @ A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; [with] (note:)That is, of three heights.(:note) lower, second, and third [stories] shalt thou make it.
geneva@Genesis:6:17 @ And I, beholde, I will bring a flood of waters vpon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life vnder the heauen: all that is in the earth shall perish.
geneva@Genesis:6:19 @ And of euery liuing thing, of all flesh two of euery sort shalt thou cause to come into the Arke, to keepe them aliue with thee: they shalbe male and female.
geneva@Genesis:6:21 @ And take thou with thee of all meate that is eaten: and thou shalt gather it to thee, that it may be meate for thee and for them.
geneva@Genesis:6:22 @ Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, (note:)That is, he obeyed God's commandment in all points without adding or taking away.(:note) so did he.
geneva@Genesis:7:1 @ And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen (note:)In respect to the rest of the world, and because he had a desire to serve God and live uprightly.(:note) righteous before me in this generation.
geneva@Genesis:7:2 @ Of every (note:)Which might be offered in sacrifice, of which six were for breeding and the seventh for sacrifice.(:note) clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by two, the male and his female.
geneva@Genesis:7:3 @ Of the foules also of the heauen by seuens, male and female, to keepe seede aliue vpon the whole earth.
geneva@Genesis:7:9 @ There (note:)God compelled them to present themselves to Noah, as they did before to Adam, when he gave them names, (Gen_2:19).(:note) went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
geneva@Genesis:7:15 @ And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two (note:)Every living thing that God would have be preserved on earth, came into the ark to Noah.(:note) of all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life.
geneva@Genesis:7:23 @ And every living substance was destroyed (note:)That is, by God.(:note) which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only Learn what it is to obey God only, and to forsake the multitude, (1Pe_3:20). remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark.
geneva@Genesis:8:1 @ And God (note:)Not that God forgets his at any time, but when he sends comfort then he shows that he remembers them.(:note) remembered Noah, and If God remembered every brute beast, that ought also to assure his children. every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
geneva@Genesis:8:9 @ But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he (note:)The raven flew to and fro, resting on the ark, but did not come into it, unlike the dove that was taken in.(:note) put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
geneva@Genesis:8:11 @ And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an (note:)Which was a sign that the waters were much diminished: for the olives do not grow on the high mountains.(:note) olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
geneva@Genesis:8:13 @ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the (note:)Called in Hebrew Abib, part of March and part of April.(:note) first [month], the first [day] of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
geneva@Genesis:8:15 @ Then God spake to Noah, saying,
geneva@Genesis:8:20 @ And Noah (note:)For sacrifices which were as an exercise of their faith, by which they used to give thanks to God for his benefits.(:note) builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
geneva@Genesis:9:1 @ And God (note:)God increased them with fruit, and declared to them his counsel as concerning the replenishing of the earth.(:note) blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
geneva@Genesis:9:6 @ Whoso sheddeth man's blood, (note:)Not only by the magistrate, but often God raises up one murderer to kill another.(:note) by man shall his blood be shed: for in the Therefore to kill man is to deface God's image, and so injury is not only done to man, but also to God. image of God made he man.
geneva@Genesis:9:8 @ God spake also to Noah & to his sonnes with him, saying,
geneva@Genesis:9:11 @ And my couenant will I establish with you, that from henceforth all flesh shall not be rooted out by ye waters of the flood, neither shall there be a flood to destroy the earth any more.
geneva@Genesis:9:15 @ And I will remember my (note:)When men see my bow in the sky, they will know that I have not forgotten my covenant with them.(:note) covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
geneva@Genesis:9:17 @ And God said unto Noah, (note:)God repeats this often to confirm Noah's faith even more.(:note) This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
geneva@Genesis:9:20 @ Noah also began to be an husband man and planted a vineyard.
geneva@Genesis:9:21 @ And he drank of the wine, and was (note:)This is set before us to show what a horrible thing drunkenness is.(:note) drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
geneva@Genesis:9:27 @ God shall (note:)He declares that the Gentiles, who came from Japheth, and were separated from the Church, should be joined to the same by the persuasion of God's Spirit, and preaching of the gospel.(:note) enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
geneva@Genesis:10:5 @ By these were the (note:)So do the Jews call all countries which are separated from them by sea, as Greece, Italy etc, which were given to the children of Japheth, of whom came the Gentiles.(:note) isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
geneva@Genesis:10:8 @ And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a (note:)Meaning, a cruel oppressor and tyrant.(:note) mighty one in the earth.
geneva@Genesis:10:9 @ He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even (note:)His tyranny came into a proverb as hated both by God and man: for he did not cease to commit cruelty even in God's presence.(:note) as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
geneva@Genesis:10:19 @ Then the border of the Canaanites was from Zidon, as thou commest to Gerar vntil Azzah, and as thou goest vnto Sodom, & Gomorah, and Admah, and Zeboijm, euen vnto Lasha.
geneva@Genesis:10:20 @ These are the sonnes of Ham according to their families, according to their tongues in their countries and in their nations.
geneva@Genesis:10:21 @ Unto (note:)In his stock the Church was preserved: therefore Moses stops speaking of Japheth and Ham, and speaks of Shem extensively.(:note) Shem also, the father of all the children of Of whom came the Hebrews or Jews. Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.
geneva@Genesis:10:31 @ These are the sonnes of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countreis and nations.
geneva@Genesis:11:2 @ And it came to pass, (note:)One hundred and thirty years after the flood.(:note) as That is, Nimrod and his company. they journeyed from the That is, from Armenia where the ark stayed. east, that they found a plain in the land of Which was afterward called Chaldea. Shinar; and they dwelt there.
geneva@Genesis:11:3 @ And they said one to another, Come, let vs make bricke, and burne it in the fire. So they had bricke for stone, and slyme had they in steade of morter.
geneva@Genesis:11:4 @ And they said, Go to, let us (note:)They were moved with pride and ambition, preferring their own glory to God's honour.(:note) build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
geneva@Genesis:11:5 @ And the LORD (note:)Meaning, that he declared by effect, that he knew their wicked enterprise; for God's power is everywhere, and neither ascends nor descends.(:note) came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
geneva@Genesis:11:6 @ And the LORD said, (note:)God speaks this in derision, because of their foolish persuasion and enterprise.(:note) Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
geneva@Genesis:11:8 @ So ye Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, & they left off to build the citie.
geneva@Genesis:11:10 @ These [are] the generations (note:)He returns to the genealogy of Shem, to come to the history of Abram, in which the Church of God is described, which is Moses' principle purpose.(:note) of Shem: Shem [was] an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
geneva@Genesis:11:27 @ Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat (note:)He makes mention first of Abram, not because he was the first born, but for the history which properly belongs to him. Also Abram at the confusion of tongues was 43 years old, for in the destruction of Sodom he was 99 and it was destroyed 52 years after the confusion of tongues.(:note) Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
geneva@Genesis:11:31 @ And (note:)Though the oracle of God came to Abram, yet the honour is given to Terah, because he was the father.(:note) Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Which was a city of Mesopotamia. Haran, and dwelt there.
geneva@Genesis:12:1 @ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, (note:)From the flood to this time were four hundred and twenty-three years.(:note) Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto In appointing him no certain place, he proves so much more his faith and obedience. a land that I will shew thee:
geneva@Genesis:12:5 @ And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the (note:)Meaning servants as well as cattle.(:note) souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
geneva@Genesis:12:6 @ And Abram (note:)He wandered to and fro in the land before he could find a settling place: thus God exercises the faith of his children.(:note) passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Which was a cruel and rebellious nation, by whom God kept his in continual exercise. Canaanite [was] then in the land.
geneva@Genesis:12:7 @ And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he (note:)It was not enough for him to worship God in his heart, but it was expedient to declare by outward profession his faith before men, of which this altar was a sign.(:note) an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
geneva@Genesis:12:10 @ And there was a (note:)This was a new trial of Abram's faith: by which we see that the end of one affliction is the beginning of another.(:note) famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.
geneva@Genesis:12:11 @ And when he drewe neere to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Beholde nowe, I know that thou art a faire woman to looke vpo:
geneva@Genesis:12:12 @ Therefore it will come to passe, that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say, She is his wife: so will they kill me, but they will keepe thee aliue.
geneva@Genesis:12:13 @ Say, I pray thee, thou [art] my (note:)By this we learn not to use unlawful means nor to put others in danger to save ourselves, (Gen_12:20). Though it may appear that Abram did not fear death, so much as dying without children, he acts as though God's promise had not taken place; in which appeared a weak faith.(:note) sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
geneva@Genesis:12:19 @ Why saidest thou, She is my sister, that I should take her to be my wife? Nowe therefore beholde thy wife, take her and goe thy way.
geneva@Genesis:13:3 @ And he went on his journeys from the south even to (note:)He calls the place by the name which was later given to it, (Gen_23:19).(:note) Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
geneva@Genesis:13:6 @ And the land was not able to (note:)This inconvenience came by their riches, which break friendships and the bounds of nature.(:note) bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
geneva@Genesis:13:9 @ [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt (note:)Abram resigns his own right to buy peace.(:note) take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
geneva@Genesis:13:12 @ Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plaine, and pitched his tent euen to Sodom.
geneva@Genesis:13:13 @ But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and (note:)Lot thinking to get paradise, found hell.(:note) sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
geneva@Genesis:13:15 @ For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for (note:)Meaning a long time, and till the coming of Christ as in (Exo_12:14, Exo_21:6; Deu_15:17) and spiritually this refers to the true children of Abram born according to the promise, and not according to the flesh, which are heirs of the true land of Canaan.(:note) ever.
geneva@Genesis:14:1 @ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of (note:)That is, of Babylon: by kings here, meaning, them that were governors of cities.(:note) Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Of a people gathered from various countries. nations;
geneva@Genesis:14:4 @ Twelue yeere were they subiect to Chedor-laomer, but in the thirteenth yeere they rebelled.
geneva@Genesis:14:7 @ And they returned and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the countrey of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelled in Hazezon-tamar.
geneva@Genesis:14:9 @ To wit, with Chedor-laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: foure Kings against fiue.
geneva@Genesis:14:10 @ And the (note:)And afterward was overwhelmed with water, and so was called the salt sea.(:note) vale of Siddim [was full of] slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
geneva@Genesis:14:13 @ And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these [were] (note:)God removed them to join Abram, and preserves him from their idolatry and superstitions.(:note) confederate with Abram.
geneva@Genesis:14:17 @ After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedor-laomer, and of the Kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom foorth to meete him in the valley of Shaueh, which is the Kings dale.
geneva@Genesis:14:18 @ And Melchizedek king of Salem (note:)For Abram and his soldiers refreshment, not to offer sacrifice.(:note) brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
geneva@Genesis:14:19 @ And he (note:)Melchizedek fed Abram, declared himself to represent a king, and he blessed him as the high priest.(:note) blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
geneva@Genesis:14:21 @ Then the King of Sodom saide to Abram, Giue me the persons, and take the goodes to thy selfe.
geneva@Genesis:14:22 @ And Abram said to the King of Sodom, I haue lift vp mine hand vnto the Lorde the most hie God possessor of heauen and earth,
geneva@Genesis:15:3 @ Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.
geneva@Genesis:15:5 @ Moreouer he brought him forth and said, Looke vp nowe vnto heauen, and tell ye starres, if thou be able to number them: and he said vnto him, So shall thy seede be.
geneva@Genesis:15:6 @ And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.
geneva@Genesis:15:7 @ Againe he saide vnto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of Vr of the Caldees, to giue thee this land to inherite it.
geneva@Genesis:15:8 @ And he said, Lord GOD, (note:)This is a particular motion of God's Spirit, which is not lawful for all to follow, in asking signs: but was permitted for some by a peculiar motion, as to Gideon and Ezekiel.(:note) whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
geneva@Genesis:15:10 @ And he took unto him all these, and (note:)This was the old custom in making covenants, (Jer_39:18), to which God added these conditions, that Abram's posterity would be as torn in pieces, but after they would be rejoined: also that it would be assaulted, but yet delivered.(:note) divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
geneva@Genesis:15:13 @ And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them (note:)Counting from the birth of Isaac to their departure of Egypt: Which declares that God will allow his to be afflicted in this world.(:note) four hundred years;
geneva@Genesis:16:2 @ And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath (note:)She fails by limiting God's power to the common order of nature, as though God could not give her children in her old age.(:note) restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
geneva@Genesis:16:3 @ Then Sarai Abrams wife tooke Hagar her maide the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten yeere in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram for his wife.
geneva@Genesis:16:5 @ Then Sarai saide to Abram, Thou doest me wrong. I haue giuen my maide into thy bosome, and she seeth that she hath conceiued, and I am despised in her eyes: the Lorde iudge betweene me and thee.
geneva@Genesis:16:6 @ Then Abram saide to Sarai, Beholde, thy maide is in thine hand: doe with her as it pleaseth thee. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her.
geneva@Genesis:16:7 @ And the (note:)Which was Christ, as appears in (Gen_16:13, Gen_18:17).(:note) angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
geneva@Genesis:16:9 @ And the angel of the LORD said unto her, (note:)God rejects no estate of people in their misery, but sends them comfort.(:note) Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
geneva@Genesis:17:1 @ When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. walke before me, and be thou vpright,
geneva@Genesis:17:5 @ Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be (note:)The changing of his name is a seal to confirm God's promise to him.(:note) Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
geneva@Genesis:17:7 @ Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.
geneva@Genesis:17:11 @ And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your (note:)That private part is circumcised, to show that all that is begotten by man is corrupt, and must die.(:note) foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
geneva@Genesis:17:19 @ And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an (note:)The everlasting covenant is made with the children of the Spirit. A temporary promise is made with the children of the flesh, as was promised to Ishmael.(:note) everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.
geneva@Genesis:17:23 @ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and (note:)They were well taught if they obeyed and were circumcised without resistance. This teaches that masters in their houses ought to be as preachers to their families, that from the highest to the lowest they may obey the will of God.(:note) circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
geneva@Genesis:18:2 @ And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three (note:)That is, three angels in the shape of men.(:note) men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
geneva@Genesis:18:3 @ And said, My (note:)Speaking to the one who appeared to be most majestic, for he thought they were men.(:note) Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
geneva@Genesis:18:4 @ Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and (note:)For men used to go bare footed in those parts because of the heat.(:note) wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
geneva@Genesis:18:5 @ And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye (note:)As sent by God that I should do my duty to you.(:note) come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
geneva@Genesis:18:7 @ And Abraham ranne to the beastes, and tooke a tender and good calfe, and gaue it to the seruant, who hasted to make it ready.
geneva@Genesis:18:8 @ And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and (note:)For as God gave them bodies for a time, so he gave them the abilities of them, to walk, to eat and drink, and such like.(:note) they did eat.
geneva@Genesis:18:9 @ Then they saide to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered, Beholde, she is in the tent.
geneva@Genesis:18:10 @ And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of (note:)That is, about this time when she shall be alive, or when the child shall come into this life.(:note) life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.
geneva@Genesis:18:11 @ (Nowe Abraham and Sarah were old and striken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the maner of women)
geneva@Genesis:18:14 @ (Shall any thing be hard to the Lord? at the time appointed will I returne vnto thee, euen according to the time of life, and Sarah shall haue a sonne.)
geneva@Genesis:18:16 @ Afterwarde the men did rise vp from thence and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
geneva@Genesis:18:17 @ And the (note:)Jehovah the Hebrew word we call Lord, shows that this angel was Christ: for this word is only applied to God.(:note) LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
geneva@Genesis:18:19 @ For I know him, (note:)He shows that fathers ought both to know God's judgments, and to declare them to their children.(:note) that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
geneva@Genesis:18:21 @ I will (note:)God speaks after the fashion of men: that is, I will enter into judgment with good advise.(:note) go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the For our sins cry for vengeance, though no one accuses us. cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
geneva@Genesis:18:25 @ Be it farre fro thee from doing this thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be euen as the wicked, be it farre from thee. shall not the Iudge of all the worlde doe right?
geneva@Genesis:18:27 @ And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am (note:)By this we learn, that the nearer we approach to God, the more our miserable estate appears, and the more we are humbled.(:note) but] dust and ashes:
geneva@Genesis:18:29 @ And he yet spake to him againe, and saide, What if there shalbe found fourtie there? Then he answered, I will not doe it for fourties sake.
geneva@Genesis:18:31 @ Moreouer he said, Behold, now I haue begonne to speake vnto my Lord, What if twentie be founde there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.
geneva@Genesis:18:32 @ And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this (note:)If God did not refuse the prayer for the wicked Sodomites, even to the sixth request, how much more will he grant the prayers of the godly for the afflicted Church?(:note) once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake.
geneva@Genesis:19:1 @ And there came two (note:)In which we see God's provident care in preserving his: even though he does not reveal himself to all alike: for Lot had but two angels, and Abraham three.(:note) angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
geneva@Genesis:19:3 @ And (note:)That is, he begged them so insistently.(:note) he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they Not because they had need, but because the time was not yet come for them to reveal themselves. did eat.
geneva@Genesis:19:4 @ But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, (note:)Nothing is more dangerous than to live where sin reigns: for it corrupts all.(:note) all the people from every quarter:
geneva@Genesis:19:5 @ Who crying vnto Lot said to him, Where are the men, which came to thee this night? Bring them out vnto vs that we may knowe them.
geneva@Genesis:19:8 @ Behold now, I have two (note:)He deserves praise for defending his guests, but he is to be blamed for seeking unlawful means.(:note) daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; That I should preserve them from all injury. for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
geneva@Genesis:19:9 @ Then they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he iudge and rule? We will nowe deale worse with thee then with them. So they preassed sore vpon Lot himselfe, and came to breake the doore.
geneva@Genesis:19:10 @ But the men put forth their hand and pulled Lot into the house to them & shut to ye doore.
geneva@Genesis:19:13 @ For (note:)This proves that the angels are ministers, both to execute God's wrath and to declare his favour.(:note) we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
geneva@Genesis:19:14 @ Then Lot went out and spake vnto his sonnes in lawe, which maried his daughters, and said, Arise, get you out of this place: for the Lord will destroy the citie: but he seemed to his sonnes in lawe as though he had mocked.
geneva@Genesis:19:16 @ And while he (note:)The mercy of God strives to overcome man's slowness in following God's calling.(:note) lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
geneva@Genesis:19:17 @ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; (note:)He willed him to flee God's judgments and not to be sorry to leave that rich country, full of vain pleasures.(:note) look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
geneva@Genesis:19:20 @ Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a (note:)Though it is little, yet it is great enough to save my life: in which he errs by choosing another place than the angel had appointed him.(:note) little one?) and my soul shall live.
geneva@Genesis:19:22 @ Haste thee, escape thither; for I (note:)Because God's commandment was to destroy the city and to save Lot.(:note) cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Which before was called Belah, in (Gen_14:2). Zoar.
geneva@Genesis:19:26 @ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a (note:)Concerning the body only: this was a notable monument of God's vengeance to all who passed that way.(:note) pillar of salt.
geneva@Genesis:19:27 @ And Abraham rising vp earely in ye morning went to the place, where he had stand before the Lord,
geneva@Genesis:19:30 @ And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he (note:)Having felt God's mercy, he did not dare provoke him again by continuing among the wicked.(:note) feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
geneva@Genesis:19:31 @ And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father [is] old, and [there is] not a man in the (note:)Meaning in the country which the Lord had now destroyed.(:note) earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
geneva@Genesis:19:34 @ And on the morowe the elder saide to the yonger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let vs make him drinke wine this night also, and goe thou and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father.
geneva@Genesis:19:36 @ Thus were (note:)Thus God permitted him to fall most horribly in the solitary mountains, whom the wickedness of Sodom could not overcome.(:note) both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
geneva@Genesis:20:3 @ But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, (note:)So greatly God detests the breach of marriage.(:note) thou [art but] a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she [is] a man's wife.
geneva@Genesis:20:5 @ Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even she herself said, He [is] my brother: in the integrity of my (note:)As one falling by ignorance, and not doing evil on purpose.(:note) heart and Not thinking to do any man harm. innocency of my hands have I done this.
geneva@Genesis:20:6 @ And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also (note:)God by his holy Spirit restrains those who offend in ignorance, that they not fall into greater offence..(:note) withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
geneva@Genesis:20:7 @ Now therefore restore the man [his] wife; for he [is] a (note:)That is, one to whom God reveals himself familiarly.(:note) prophet, and he For the prayer of the godly is of force towards God. shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore [her] not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that [are] thine.
geneva@Genesis:20:9 @ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my (note:)The wickedness of the king brings God's wrath on the whole realm.(:note) kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
geneva@Genesis:20:13 @ Nowe when God caused me to wander out of my fathers house, I said then to her, This is thy kindnes that thou shalt shewe vnto me in all places where we come, Say thou of me, He is my brother.
geneva@Genesis:20:16 @ And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a (note:)Such a head as with whom you may be preserved from all dangers.(:note) covering of the eyes, unto all that [are] with thee, and with all [other]: God caused this heathen king to reprove her because she concealed her identity, seeing that God had given her a husband as her veil and defence. thus she was reproved.
geneva@Genesis:21:2 @ For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his (note:)Therefore the miracle was greater.(:note) old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
geneva@Genesis:21:6 @ Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.
geneva@Genesis:21:9 @ And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, (note:)He derided God's promise made to Isaac which the apostle calls persecution (Gal_4:29).(:note) mocking.
geneva@Genesis:21:14 @ And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave [it] unto Hagar, putting [it] on her shoulder, and the child, and (note:)True faith renounces all natural affections to obey God's commandment.(:note) sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
geneva@Genesis:21:17 @ And God (note:)For his promise sake made to Abraham; and not because the child had discretion and judgment to pray.(:note) heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].
geneva@Genesis:21:20 @ And God was (note:)Concerning outward things God caused him to prosper.(:note) with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
geneva@Genesis:21:24 @ And Abraham said, I will (note:)So that it is a lawful thing to take an oath in matters of importance, to justify the truth, and to assure others of our sincerity.(:note) swear.
geneva@Genesis:21:26 @ And Abimelech said, (note:)Wicked servants do many evils unknown to their masters.(:note) I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I [of it], but to day.
geneva@Genesis:22:2 @ And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of (note:)Signifying the fear of God, in which place he was also honoured, Solomon later building the temple there.(:note) Moriah; and This was the main point of his temptation, seeing that he was commanded to offer up him in whom God had promised to bless all the nations of the world. offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
geneva@Genesis:22:3 @ Then Abraham rose vp early in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his seruants with him, and Izhak his sonne, and cloue wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp & went to the place, which God had tolde him.
geneva@Genesis:22:5 @ And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and (note:)He did not doubt that God would accomplish his promise, even if he should sacrifice his son.(:note) come again to you.
geneva@Genesis:22:8 @ And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a (note:)The only way to overcome all temptation is to rest on God's providence.(:note) burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
geneva@Genesis:22:9 @ And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and (note:)For it is likely that his father had told him God's commandment, to which he showed himself obedient.(:note) bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
geneva@Genesis:22:10 @ And Abraham stretching forth his hand, tooke the knife to kill his sonne.
geneva@Genesis:22:14 @ And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall (note:)The name is changed to show that God both sees and provides secretly for his and also evidently is seen, and felt in the right time.(:note) be seen.
geneva@Genesis:22:19 @ Then turned Abraham againe vnto his seruants, and they rose vp & went together to Beer-sheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
geneva@Genesis:22:21 @ To wit, Vz his eldest sonne, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
geneva@Genesis:22:23 @ And Bethuel begate Rebekah: these eight did Milcah beare to Nahor Abrahams brother.
geneva@Genesis:22:24 @ And his (note:)Concubine is often used to refer to those women who were inferior to the wives.(:note) concubine, whose name [was] Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
geneva@Genesis:23:2 @ Then Sarah dyed in Kiriath-arba: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan; Abraham came to mourne for Sarah and to weepe for her.
geneva@Genesis:23:8 @ And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,
geneva@Genesis:23:9 @ That he would giue me ye caue of Machpelah, which he hath in the ende of his field: that he would giue it me for as much money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you.
geneva@Genesis:23:11 @ No, my Lorde, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.
geneva@Genesis:23:15 @ My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred (note:)The common shekel is about 20 pence, so then 400 shekels is equal to 33 pounds, 6 shillings and 8 pence at 5 shilling sterling to the ounce.(:note) shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
geneva@Genesis:23:16 @ So Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and Abraham weyed to Ephron the siluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hundreth siluer shekels of currant money among marchants.
geneva@Genesis:24:4 @ But thou shalt go unto my (note:)He did not want his son to marry out of the godly family: for the problems that come from marrying the ungodly are set forth in various places throughout the scriptures.(:note) country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
geneva@Genesis:24:5 @ And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? Shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?
geneva@Genesis:24:9 @ Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.
geneva@Genesis:24:10 @ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the (note:)That is, to Charran.(:note) city of Nahor.
geneva@Genesis:24:11 @ And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time that the women come out to draw water.
geneva@Genesis:24:12 @ And he said, O (note:)He grounds his prayer on God's promise made to his master.(:note) LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
geneva@Genesis:24:13 @ Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.
geneva@Genesis:24:15 @ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, (note:)God gives success to all things that are done for the glory of his name and according to his word.(:note) Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
geneva@Genesis:24:16 @ And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she (note:)Here is declared that God hears the prayers of his own, and grants their requests.(:note) went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
geneva@Genesis:24:17 @ Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.
geneva@Genesis:24:20 @ And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe water, and she drewe for all his camels.
geneva@Genesis:24:21 @ So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.
geneva@Genesis:24:22 @ And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden (note:)God permitted many things both in apparel and other things which are now forbidden especially when they do not suit our humble estate.(:note) earring of The golden shekel is meant here, not silver. half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
geneva@Genesis:24:23 @ And he said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?
geneva@Genesis:24:24 @ Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.
geneva@Genesis:24:25 @ Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also & prouender ynough, & roume to lodge in.
geneva@Genesis:24:27 @ And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy (note:)He does not boast in his good fortune (as the wicked do) but acknowledges that God has dealt mercifully with this matter in keeping his promise.(:note) and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
geneva@Genesis:24:28 @ And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.
geneva@Genesis:24:29 @ Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.
geneva@Genesis:24:30 @ And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, (note:)For he waited on God's hand, who heard his prayer.(:note) he stood by the camels at the well.
geneva@Genesis:24:32 @ And the man came into the house: and (note:)That is, Laban.(:note) he ungirded his The gentle entertainment of strangers practised by the godly fathers. camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.
geneva@Genesis:24:33 @ And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I (note:)The faithfulness that servants owe to their masters, causes them to prefer their masters business before their own needs.(:note) will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
geneva@Genesis:24:35 @ And the LORD hath (note:)To bless signifies here to enrich, or increase with substance as the text in the same verse declares.(:note) blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
geneva@Genesis:24:36 @ And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.
geneva@Genesis:24:37 @ And my master made me swear, saying, (note:)The Canaanites were cursed, and therefore the godly could not join with them in marriage.(:note) Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
geneva@Genesis:24:38 @ But thou shalt go unto my (note:)Meaning among his relatives, as in (Gen_24:40).(:note) father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
geneva@Genesis:24:41 @ Then shalt thou be clear from [this] (note:)Which by my authority I caused you to make.(:note) my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
geneva@Genesis:24:42 @ So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,
geneva@Genesis:24:43 @ Behold, I stand by the wel of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke, ![[pBiblx2]](/img/menu.png)