to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.
Parallel translations
- KJV Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
- BSB to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
- NKJV to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
- NASB to the place of the altar which he had made there previously; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
- NLT This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
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Quick answer
At his former altar Abram called on Yahweh's name. He resumes worship after his time in Egypt.
Overview
Abram returns to the altar he had built and again calls on the Lord's name, renewing his public worship. This act of recommitment marks a recovery from the lapse of faith in Egypt. It models repentance and restored fellowship, returning to the Lord at the place of prior devotion.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 29:12You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
- Gen 12:7–8Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Isa 58:9Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;
- Eph 6:18–19with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Ps 116:2Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
- Zeph 3:9For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
- Ps 65:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.
- Ps 107:1Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Ps 42:1–2For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
- Ps 116:17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
- 1 Cor 1:2to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
- Ps 145:18Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- Ps 107:15Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
- Ps 84:10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Ps 84:1–2For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!
- Ps 26:8Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
- Gen 35:1–3God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
- Gen 13:18Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
- Gen 4:26A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.
- Ps 107:8Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
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