ar G E N E S I S- XX. Abraham deniech his wife. 77 28 Verf.28 . toward]Hçbr.onthe face of Sodom : foaf- ter. the fnokeJ a vifible five of the fire and judgement consuming them : and a fearefuli change of this ',Infant land , which was before the garden of the Lord, like Eden, Genis 13. r o. So in the Citie of Ant ichrift, (fpiritnally called Sodom, Revel. 11.8.) where firft the fmoke of he- refies had arifen like the fuoke of a firnace, whicn darkned Sun and ayre, Revel. 9.3. after there d d arife the fink ofher burning , which went up for evernmre,Rev.18. 9.18. and 19.3. The Greek here tranflateth , A flame went up oat If the land á at the vapour of aflrnace. 29 V9r4: 29. defiroyed]Hebr. corrupted: fee Gen. 6. 13. Abraham] for whore fake Lot his nephew fared the better, as before, Gen,s 4.1 4,16. accor- dingto the promife, Gen. 12.3. and the intercef Con of Abraham, Gen. 18.2 3. &c. in the wh,'ch] that is, in one f the which; in Sodom. Things fpo- ken as of many, are often meant but for one : fee Gen, 46.23. in the notes. 30 Verf 3o. in themountaine] where God appointed- him at firft,ver.s7.bnt then he pretended danger, and prayed againft it, verf.19. now hee feareth to dwell in Zoar,which he had chofen,and God had granted him and of himfelfe goeth to the mount; [hewing much weakne1Ye.1 3I Verf 31. in the land] of 0anaan : or, in the earth. She feemes to intend, no godly man, with whom they might marry : otherwise Thee might know there was people in Z,oar and other places. to come in] that is, to companie with to : fee Gen. 6.4. 32 I Vers. 32. and keepe-alive] or, t bat wee may keepea- live. feed] that is, children, as the Chaldee para. phrafthath it. 37 Veef.37. Moab] by interpretation, Ofthefatber; fo the Greeke addeth, Moab, faying, ofmy father. ofMogb] that is, of the Moabites , as the Greeke and Chaldee doe expreffe. The Hebrew ufeth to call all polteritie by the fathers name : as Iáai b and. Ifrael, for the Iaakobites and Ifraelites, Gen 34.7. & 49.7. Ifmael, for the Ifmaelites, Geu.28.9. Edom, for the Edamites, Gen. 36.9. Aaron, for the Aaro- niter, i Chron. 12.27. & 27. 17. and many the like. The Hebrew text often explaineth this, by adding the word fiance, or boufe, or the like : as, t King. 12. 58. all Ifrael finned him : for which, in 2 Chron. t o.18. is written,tbe finites of Ifael. And 2 Chron.s 1.1 to fight againff Ifrael: for which, in 1 King. 1 2.21. is written, againff the knife of Ifrael. Againe,all Ifrael came, z Chron.s 0.3. that is all the congregation of Ifrael, n King. 12.3. ThefeMoabites feóne fell from the faith ofGod,and became ido- laters, the people of Cbemoflo , and Baal -peor, Numb. 21. 29. & 25.1,2,3. and dwelling mere the land of Canaan, were enemies to Abrahams children, as the Script ures often mention, Num. 22. Judg. 3. 14. &c. 38 Verf.38.Een -ammá] by interpretation, Son ern), peopk; In Greeke Amman, fnneofmy kindred: in both names, there was a memorial' of their inceftuous procreation,which the daughters it feemeth boa- sled of, as having children of their owne godly kin, not of the faithleffe and turfed mat ions. the fonsofAmmon] that is, according to the Greek, the Ammonites: as chore whom the Prophets ufual- ly call fmnes of !fuel, the Apoftles fometime call Ifraelites, Rom. 9.4. & 11. I. Thefe Ammonites dwelt alto by Moab, fleece Canaan ; and became partners with Moab; idolatry, and enemies to If; rael, Judg. 11.4.24. Dent. 23. 3,4. Of there two Nations, many things are fpoken in the Scrip- ture; whof originals, Mofes therefore defcri- beth here. diMAA MMli á:M A AHA M I Abraham fojourneth in Gerar, 2, faith again, that hit wife it bid lifter. 3, Abimelech (fir taking ber) it in a dreame tb,eatned of God 4, Abimelech excufetb bimfdfe unto the Lord; 9, rebul¿etb Abraham , 14, re- foreth Sarah , 16, and repravetb her. s7, Hm and bid are healed by Abrahams prayer. ANd Abraham journeyed from thence z to the South countrey; and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur : and fo- journed in Gerar. And Abraham faid , of 2 Sarah his wife,fhe is my lifter : and Abime- lech, King of Gerar, tent ; and'tooke Sarah. And God came unto Abimelech,in a dream 3 by night : and he laid to him ; Behold thou art a dead man, for the woman which thou haft taken; for the is married to an husband. And Abimelech had not come-neere unto her : and,he laid, Lord, wilt thou flay allo a juft nation a Said not he unto me, the Le my lifter: and thee even the alto faid, hee is my brother : in the perfection of my heart, and in innocencie of my hands,have I done this. And God faid unto him, in a dreame ; I alfo do know,that in the perfection of thy heart, thou haft done this : and I allo withheld thee from finning againft mee : therefore I gave thee not to touch her. And now, rettore thou thewife of the man,for he es a prophet; and bee (hall pray for thee, and live thou: and if thou rettore her not; know thou, that dying thou lhalt dye; thou, and all that are thine.And Abimelch rote-early in the mor- ning,and called all his fervants, and fpake all thefe words in their Bares: and the men were fore afraid. And Abimelech called Abra- ham , and laid to him, what haft thou done unto us,and what have I finned againft thee, that thou haft brought on nee, and on my kingdome a great finnee Thou haft done un- to mee, deeds that Ihould not bee done. And Abimelech faid unto Abraham : what faweff thou, that thou haft-done this thing e And Abraham fayd becaufe I fayd H a Surely 4 5 6 7 9 Io It
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