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Genesis 18:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 18:27

Verse 27 of 33

Scripture focus

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:

Genesis 18:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 18:27

Theological / Devotional

But dust and ashes. In this expression, ‘aphar wa’epher, Abraham uses two Hebrew words similar in sound and related in meaning. These words reveal the profound humility of soul he felt in the presence of God. He realized all too well his lowly origin, and the fact that he was destined to return to the substance from which he had been taken (see ch. 3:7, 19).

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