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Genesis 21:34

What does Genesis 21:34 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 21:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 21:34 means

The chapter concludes by noting that Abraham 'sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.' This indicates a prolonged period of peaceful residence in the area where he had made the covenant with Abimelech. This peaceful coexistence, secured by the covenant and rooted in Abraham's faith in God, illustrates a period of stability and continuity in Abraham's life as a covenant-keeping man, awaiting the further fulfillment of God's promises.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Abraham went on living in the land of the Philistines as in a strange country.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he was a sojourner in the land of the Palestines many days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

Context

This verse provides a concluding summary for Abraham's activities in this region, emphasizing a period of peace and settlement following the covenant with Abimelech and his act of worship. It wraps up the narrative thread, leaving Abraham in a place of relative stability. This tranquil ending sets the stage for future developments in Abraham’s journey of faith, transitioning to further tests and promises.

v.33And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

  • Genesis 20:1

    And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

  • 1 Peter 2:11

    Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  • Hebrews 11:13

    These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:15

    For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

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