Genesis 13:4

to the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there Abram preaches in the Name of YHWH.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

In Context

3And he goes on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai—

5And also to Lot, who is going with Abram, there has been sheep and oxen and tents;

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Cross References

Genesis 12:7And YHWH appears to Abram and says, “To your seed I give this land”; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.

Genesis 13:18And Abram moves [his] tent, and comes, and dwells among the oaks of Mamre, which [are] in Hebron, and builds there an altar to YHWH.

Psalms 26:8YHWH, I have loved the habitation of Your house, || And the place of the Dwelling Place of Your glory.

Psalms 65:1TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. A SONG. To You, silence [and] praise, O God, in Zion, || And to You a vow is completed.

Psalms 84:10For a day in Your courts [is] good, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, || In the house of my God, || Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

Psalms 107:8They confess to YHWH His kindness, || And His wonders to the sons of men.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 13:2-5

Abram's Removal to Canaan. ( b. c. 1918.) 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord . I. Here is Abram's return out of Egypt, v. 1 .… Read the whole commentary →

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