Acts 17:26

And Hashem made from one ancestor every nation of anashim dwelling pnei kol haAretz. And Hashem has set the zmanim and the fixed boundaries of their habitations, + 17:26 Dt 32:8; Job 12:23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

In Context

25Nor is Hashem served by human hands, as if Hashem were in need of something, since He gives to all Chayyim and breath and everything. + 17:25 Ps 50:10-12; Isa 42:5

27So that they would seek Hashem, if efsher (perhaps) they might grope for Him and might find Him, though Hashem is not far from each one of us. + 17:27 Dt 4:7; Isa 55:6; Jer 23:23,24

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Cross References

Genesis 3:20And HaAdam called the shem of his isha Chavah (Eve); because she was the Em kol chai.

Deuteronomy 32:7Remember the yemot olam, 1 consider shenot dor v'dor: ask Avicha, 1 and he will show thee; thy zekenim, 1 and they will tell thee. 1

Job 14:5Seeing his yamim are determined, 1 the number of his chodashim (months) are with Thee, 1 Thou hast appointed his limits that he cannot exceed. 1

Isaiah 14:31Wail, O sha'ar (gate); 1 howl, O ir; 1 all ye of Peleshet, melt away; 1 for there shall come from the tzafon (north) an ashan (smoke), and none shall be a straggler in his ranks. 1

Isaiah 45:21Declare ye, and approach; 1 yes, let them take counsel together. 1 Who hath made this known from mikedem (from olden time)? 1 Who hath preached it from long ago? 1 Have not I, Hashem? 1 And there is no other Elohim besides Me: 1 El Tzaddik and Moshi'a; 1 there is none besides Me. 1

Daniel 11:35And some of them of understanding shall fall to try them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for a time appointed.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:23-32

Paul at Athens. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed… Read the whole commentary →

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