Genesis 21:34
Abraham remained as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
In Context
33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba. There he worshiped Yahweh, the eternal God.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:15For we are strangers and travelers before you, as all our ancestors were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of remaining on earth.
Hebrews 11:9It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:34
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord , the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. Observe, 1. Abraham, having got into a good neighbourhood, knew when he was well off, and continued a great while there. There he planted a grove for a shade to his tent, or perhaps an orchard of fruit-trees; and there, though we cannot say he settled, for God would have him, while he lived, to be a stranger and a pilgrim, yet he sojourned many… Read the whole commentary →