Exodus 17:15

And Moses built an altar, and called its name Adonay Nissy [[The Lord is my Banner]].

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:

In Context

14And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.

16And he said, Because the Lord hath sworn on his throne, that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar unto the Lord, who had appeared unto him.

Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place, Adonai-yireh: as it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord, and he rose up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 32:5And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron called out, and said, A feast unto the Lord is tomorrow.

Psalms 60:4(60:6) Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner, to elevate themselves, because of the truth. Selah.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:9-16

The Conflict with Amalek; The Defeat of Amalek. ( b. c. 1491.) 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek… Read the whole commentary →

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