Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.
- 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 29:12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
- Gen 12:7–8And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Isa 58:9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
- Eph 6:18–19Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Ps 116:2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
- Zeph 3:9For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
- Ps 65:1–2Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
- Ps 107:1O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ps 42:1–2As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Ps 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- 1 Cor 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- Ps 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- Ps 107:15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Ps 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Ps 84:1–2How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
- Ps 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
- Gen 35:1–3And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
- Gen 13:18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
- Gen 4:26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
- Ps 107:8Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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