Genesis 17:22

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

World English Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

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

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Cross References

Genesis 18:33The LORD went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

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

Numbers 12:6He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.

Judges 6:21Then the LORD’s angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the LORD’s angel departed out of his sight.

John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

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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