Genesis 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
Genesis 21:34 in other translations
| BSB | And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time. |
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| WEB | Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days. |
| ASV | And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. |
| YLT | and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days. |
| DARBY | And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. |
| BBE | And Abraham went on living in the land of the Philistines as in a strange country. |
| Webster | And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. |
What does Genesis 21:34 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 21:22-34
Abimelech felt sure that the promises of God would be fulfilled to Abraham. It is wise to connect ourselves with those who are blessed of God; and we ought to requite kindness to those who have been kind to us. Wells of water are scarce and valuable in eastern countries. Abraham took care to have his title to the well allowed, to prevent disputes in future. No more can be expected from an honest man than that he be…
Genesis 21:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 21:34
- Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
- Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- Hebrews 11:9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
- 1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
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Context
- Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
- Genesis 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
Genesis 21:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y moró Abraham en tierra de los Filisteos muchos días. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abraham séjourna longtemps dans le pays des Philistins. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abraham hielt sich eine lange Zeit auf im Lande der Philister. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et fuit colonus terræ Palæstinorum diebus multis. |