Genesis 17:22

And when He had ended to speak with him, the Glory of the Lord ascended up from Abraham.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

In Context

21But My covenant I will establish with Izhak, whom Sarah shall bear to thee, at this time, in the year following.

23And Abraham took Yishmael his son, and everyone born in his house, and everyone bought with his money, every male, the men of the house of Abraham, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in that very same day when the Lord had spoken with him.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:33And the Glory of the Lord ascended when He had ceased to speak with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Genesis 35:13And the glory of the Lord ascended above him, in the place where He had spoken with him.

Numbers 12:6And He said, Hear now My words. If there be prophets with you, I the Lord will reveal Myself (to them) in visions, in dreams will I speak with them.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:16-23

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!… Read the whole commentary →

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