Genesis 17:22

When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

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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 Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time in the next year.”

23Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all those who were born into his household, and all those who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in that same day, as God had said to him.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:33Yahweh went on his way as soon as he had finished talking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home.

Genesis 35:13God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

Numbers 12:6Yahweh said, “Now listen to my words. 1 When a prophet of mine is with you, 1 I will reveal myself to him in visions 1 and speak to him in dreams. 1

Judges 6:21Then the angel of Yahweh reached out with the end of the staff in his hand. With it he touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; a fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of Yahweh went away and Gideon could no longer see him.

John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.

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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