Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar to the Lord, and called the name of it, The Lord my Refuge.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
In Context
16For with a secret hand the Lord wages war upon Amalek to all generations.
Cross References
Genesis 12:7And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I will give this land to thy seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who appeared to him.
Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say today, In the Mount the Lord was seen.
Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and set up twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 32:5And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation saying, Tomorrow is a feast of the Lord.
Psalms 60:4because thou wert my hope, 1 A tower of strength from the face of the enemy. 1
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 →