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Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now Abraham "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nation Noun H85 אַבְרָהָם֙ av·ra·ham
journeyed to pull out or up, set out, journey Verb H5265 וַיִּסַּ֨ע vai·yis·sa
from there there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֤ם mi·sham
toward the land earth, land Noun H776 אַ֣רְצָה ar·tzah
of the Negev, south country, the Negeb, south Noun H5045 הַנֶּ֔גֶב han·ne·gev,
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and settled to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
between an interval, space between Prepostion H996 בֵּין־ bein-
Kadesh "sacred," a place in the desert Noun H6946 קָדֵ֖שׁ ka·desh
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and Shur; a desert region S.W. of Pal. on E. border of Eg. Noun H7793 שׁ֑וּר shur;
then he sojourned to sojourn Verb H1481 וַיָּ֖גָר vai·ya·gar
in Gerar. a place S. of Gaza Noun H1642 בִּגְרָֽר׃ big·rar.
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Locations

Gerar

GERARge'-rar (gerar, "circle," "region"; Gerara): A town in the Philistine plain South of Gaza (Genesis 10:19), where both Abraham and Isaac ' sojourned for a time, and where they came into contact with Abimelech, king of Gerar (Genesis 20 and 26, passim). The place has not been fully identified, but the site is probably in one of the branches of Wady Sheri`... View Details

Kadesh

KADESH ON THE ORONTESo-ron'-tez (in Massoretic Text of 2 Samuel 24:6, under the corrupt form tachtim chodhshi, which should be corrected from the Septuagint (Luc.) reading: eis ten genitive Chettieim Kades, "to the land of the Hittites unto Kadesh," into 'erets ha-chittim qadheshah. Ewald and others, fixing the northern ideal boundary of Israel at the source... View Details

People

Abraham

 The father of the Jewish nation. His original name was Abraham    Abraham  father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Genesis 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 in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
King James Bible Now And Abraham journeyed from there thence toward the land of the Negev, south country, and settled dwelled between Kadesh and Shur; then he Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Hebrew Greek English Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.