Genesis 14:14

When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his seruantes borne in his owne house.iij. hundred and.xviij. ad folowed tyll they came at Dan.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

In Context

13Than came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the hebrue which dwelled in the okegrove of Mamre the Amoryte brother of Eschol and Aner: which were confederate wyth Abram.

15And sette hymselfe ad his seruantes in aray and fell vpon them by nyght and smote them and chased them awaye vnto Hoba: which lyeth on the lefte hande of Damascos

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Cross References

Genesis 11:27And these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram Nahor and Haran. And Haran begat Lot.

Genesis 12:16which entreated Abram well for hir sake so that he had shepe oxsen ad he asses men seruantes mayde seruates she asses and camels.

Genesis 15:3And Abram sayd: se to me hast thou geven no seed: lo a lad borne in my housse shalbe myne heyre.

Genesis 17:27And all the men in his housse whether they were borne in his housse or bought wyth money (though they were straungers) were circumcysed with him.

Genesis 23:6heare vs lorde thou art a prynce of God amonge vs. In the chefest of oure sepulchres bury thy dead: None of vs shall forbydd ye his sepulchre yt thou shuldest not bury thy deade therein.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:14-17

Lot Taken Captive, and Rescued. ( b. c. 1913.) 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto… Read the whole commentary →

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