Genesis 14:13
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
מָלַט
mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young...
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
עִבְרִי
ʻIbrîy
an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
עֲרָבָה
ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
אֱמֹרִי
ʼĔmôrîy
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
אֶשְׁכֹּל
ʼEshkôl
Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
עָנֵר
ʻÂnêr
Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine
בַּעַל
baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
אַבְרָם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּעַל baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Study H1167 →אֶשְׁכֹּל ʼEshkôl
Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine
Study H812 →מָלַט mâlaṭ
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
Study H4422 →עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
Study H6160 →Cross References
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an...
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
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