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And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
he said, to declare, say V-IIA-3S H5346 ἔφη phemi (fay-mee')
hearken; to hear, listen V-AMA-2P H191 ἀκούσατε akouo (ak-oo'-o)
Men, a man N-VMP H435 Ἄνδρες aner (an'-ayr)
fathers, a father N-DMS H3962 πατέρες pater (pat-ayr')
The God God, a god N-NMS H2316 θεὸς theos (theh'-os)
of glory opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory N-GFS H1391 δόξης doxa (dox'-ah)
father a father N-DMS H3962 πατρὶ pater (pat-ayr')
Abraham, Abraham, the Heb. patriarch N-DMS H11 Ἀβραὰμ Abraam (ab-rah-am')
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Mesopotamia, Mesopotamia, a region through which the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow N-DFS H3318 Μεσοποταμίᾳ Mesopotamia (mes-op-ot-am-ee'-ah)
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before before Adv H4250 πρὶν prin (prin)
dwelt to inhabit, to settle V-ANA H2730 κατοικῆσαι katoikeo (kat-oy-keh'-o)
Charran, Haran, a city in northwest Mesopotamia N-DFS H5488 Χαρρὰν Charrhan (khar-hran')
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Locations

Mesopotamia

MESOPOTAMIAmes-o-ta'-mi-a.See SYRIA.SYRIA (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Matthew 4:24 Luke 2:2)):1. Name and Its Origin2. Other Designations3. Physical(1) The Maritime Plain(2) First MoUntain Belt(3) Second Mountain Belt(4) Great Central Valley(5) The Eastern Belt(6) Rivers(7) Nature of Soil(8) Flora(9) Fauna(10) Minerals(11) Central Position4. History(1) Canaanitic Se... 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

Haran

|mountaineer,| a brother of Abram, also an Israelite

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King James Bible And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Berean Bible And he said, Men, brethren, began to speak: “Men, brothers, and fathers, hearken; listen! The God of glory appeared unto to our father Abraham, when he was being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt his dwelling in Charran,Haran,
Hebrew Greek English And he said, Men, brethren, "Hear me, brethren and fathers, hearken; fathers! The God of glory appeared unto to our father Abraham, Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt lived in Charran,Haran,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he said, Men, brethren, "Hear me, brethren and fathers, hearken; fathers! The God of glory appeared unto to our father Abraham, Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt lived in Charran,Haran,