Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Abram	אַבְרָם֩ 'av.Ram	H87	Abram · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Sarai	שָׂרַ֨י sa.Rai	H8297	Sarai · proper noun, a woman's name
wife	אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ 'ish.To	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Lot	ל֣וֹט Lot	H3876	Lot · proper noun, a man's name
brother’s	אָחִ֗יו 'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
substance	רְכוּשָׁם֙ re.khu.Sham	H7399	property (as gathered) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
gathered	רָכָ֔שׁוּ ra.Kha.shu	H7408	to lay up · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
souls	הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ ha.Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
gotten	עָשׂ֣וּ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
Haran	בְחָרָ֑ן ve.cha.Ran	H2771	Charan · preposition + proper noun, a place name
forth	וַיֵּצְא֗וּ vai.ye.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
land	אַ֣רְצָה 'Ar.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct + directional suffix
Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name
land	אַ֥רְצָה 'Ar.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct + directional suffix
Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name
came	וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, a…
Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went for…
Acts 7:4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this lan…
Hebrews 11:8-9 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not k…
Genesis 10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and…
Genesis 14:21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Genesis 46:5-26 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:4-5

Here is, I. Abraham's removal out of his country, out of Ur first and afterwards out of Haran, in compliance with the call of God: So Abram departed; he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but did as he was bidden, not conferring with flesh and blood, Gal 1:15, Gal 1:16. His obedience was speedy and without delay, submissive and without dispute; for he went out, not knowing whither he went (Heb 11:8), but knowing whom he followed and under whose direction he went. Thus God called him to his foot, Isa 41:2. II. His age when he removed: he was seventy-five years old, an age when he should rather have had rest and settlement; but, if God will have him to begin the world again now in his…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 12:5

into the land of Canaan . . . they came--with his wife and an orphan nephew. Abram reached his destination in safety, and thus the first promise was made good.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 12:5

The souls that they had gotten in Haran - This may apply either to the persons who were employed in the service of Abram, or to the persons he had been the instrument of converting to the knowledge of the true God; and in this latter sense the Chaldee paraphrasts understood the passage, translating it, The souls of those whom they proselyted in Haran. They went forth to go into the land of Canaan - A good land, possessed by a bad people, who for their iniquities were to be expelled, see Lev 18:25. And this land was made a type of the kingdom of God. Probably the whole of this transaction may have a farther meaning than that which appears in the letter. As Abram left his own country, father's…

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John Gill on Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son,.... The son of Haran his brother, not against their wills, but with their full consent: Sarai went readily with him, not only as being his wife, and so obliged by the law of marriage and tie of relation, but on the score of religion; and Lot as being a good man, and so willing to go with him, as his near relation too, for the sake of religion. And all their substance that they had gathered; either in Ur of the Chaldees, or in Haran, and indeed in both; which, as it was their own property, they had a right to take with them, and it was their wisdom so to do, both for the support of their families, and for the service of religion; and…

The Church Fathers

Therefore, Sarai took his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all the substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had made in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. The phrase "the souls that they had made" is used to mean the children they had begotten. For in the Scriptures, a man is sometimes indicated by the name of the soul alone, sometimes by the name of the flesh alone. By "soul," as it is said: "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (Ezekiel 18:20); by "flesh," as in the Psalm: "Unto thee shall all flesh come" (Psalm 65:3), since neither flesh without the soul can come to God, nor can the soul sin without the flesh, but the whole man is signified by one part. Nor do those who believe that as the flesh is generated from flesh, so the soul is generated from the soul have any support from this sentiment: for by the term "soul," as we have said, the whole man is understood. However, that they made souls, that is, procreated souls in Haran, should be understood not of Abraham and Lot, but of their household and servants: for the sacred history following this testifies that the patriarchs themselves still remained without children.
— Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Lot — (Heb. goral, a “pebble”), a small stone used in casting lots (Num. 33:54; Jonah 1:7). The lot was always resorted to by the Hebrews with strictest reference to the interposition of God, and as a…
Palestine — Originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan inhabited by the Philistines (Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31; Joel 3:4), and in this sense exclusively the Hebrew name Pelesheth (rendered…
Abraham · And — And
Canaan · .Promised to Abraham and his seed — .Promised to Abraham and his seed
Canaanites, The · Abraham: Called to dwell amongst — Abraham: Called to dwell amongst
Courage · .Abraham, in leaving his fatherland — .Abraham, in leaving his fatherland
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Haran · .A place in Me — .A place in Me
Prayer, Social And Family · Exemplified: Abram — Exemplified: Abram
Religion · .Abraham — .Abraham
Sarah · .Wife of Abraham — .Wife of Abraham

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 12:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:4-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 12:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 12:5

John Gill on Genesis 12:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 12:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 12:4-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 12:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 12:5

John Gill on Genesis 12:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 12:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 12:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 12:5