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Genesis 13

Gen. 13:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Unto the place
maqowm (Hebrew #4725)
also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
KJV usage: country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever).
Pronounce: maw-kome'
Origin: or maqom {maw-kome'}
of the altar
mizbeach (Hebrew #4196)
an altar
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: miz-bay'-akh
Origin: from 2076
n, which he had made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
there at the first
ri'shown (Hebrew #7223)
from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Pronounce: ree-shone'
Origin: or riishon {ree-shone'}
: and there Abram
'Abram (Hebrew #87)
high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham
KJV usage: Abram.
Pronounce: ab-rawm'
Origin: contracted from 48
called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
o on the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Gen. 12:7‑8• 7And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.
 8And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 12:7‑8)
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Psa. 42:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
 2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living *God: when shall I come and appear before God? (Psa. 42:1‑2)
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Psa. 84:10• 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10)
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Psa. 116:17• 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. (Psa. 116:17)
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Psa. 145:18• 18Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)

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Gen. 13:18• 18Then Abram moved his tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah. (Gen. 13:18)
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Gen. 12:7‑8• 7And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him.
 8And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 12:7‑8)
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Gen. 35:1‑3• 1And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar unto the *God that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
 2And Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;
 3and we will arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to the *God that answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way that I went. (Gen. 35:1‑3)
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Psa. 26:8• 8Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth. (Psa. 26:8)
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Psa. 42:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
 2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living *God: when shall I come and appear before God? (Psa. 42:1‑2)
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Psa. 84:1‑2,10• 1To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
 2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living *God.
 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:1‑2,10)
called.
Gen. 4:26• 26And to Seth, to him also was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then people began to call on the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 4:26)
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Psa. 65:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: a Song. Praise waiteth for thee in silence, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
 2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. (Psa. 65:1‑2)
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Psa. 107:1,8,15• 1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 8Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men;
 15Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men; (Psa. 107:1,8,15)
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Psa. 116:2,17• 2For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during all my days.
 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. (Psa. 116:2,17)
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Psa. 145:18• 18Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)
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Isa. 58:9• 9Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech, (Isa. 58:9)
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Jer. 29:12• 12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you; (Jer. 29:12)
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Zeph. 3:9• 9For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent. (Zeph. 3:9)
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1 Cor. 1:2• 2to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours: (1 Cor. 1:2)
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Eph. 6:18‑19• 18praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
 19and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings, (Eph. 6:18‑19)
• Nothing can satisfy God, in reference to a wanderer or backslider, but his being entirely restored. We, in the self-righteousness of our hearts, might imagine that such an one should take a lower place than that which he had formerly occupied; and so he should, were it a question of his merit or his character; but, inasmuch as it is, altogether, a question of grace, it is God’s prerogative to fix the standard of restoration (“Genesis 13” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.