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Genesis 14:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 14:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 14:22

Theological / Devotional

I have lift up mine hand. Abram made his statement with uplifted hand, the sign of an oath, a common form of swearing (see Deut. 32:40; Eze. 20:5, 6; Dan. 12:7; Rev. 10:5 ; 6). Thus doing, he called upon the same “most high God,” in whose name Melchizedek had blessed him, so indicating that the God of Melchizedek, the possessor of heaven and earth, was his God also (see v. 19).

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