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Genesis 21:34

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 21:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
Genesis 21:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.
32So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
33And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.
34And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.] Even many years, days being sometimes put for years; having entered into covenant with Abimelech, the king of the country, and settled a good correspondence with him, and having his friendship and good will, which commanded respect from his subjects, Abraham sojourned very quietly and comfortably for many years, chiefly at Beersheba; the Jewish writers say f1246 he sojourned here twenty six years.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land--a picture of pastoral and an emblem of Christian life. Next: Genesis Chapter 22”
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