Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
- KJV So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
- NKJV So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
- NASB So Abraham returned to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived in Beersheba.
- NLT Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live.
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Quick answer
Abraham returns to his servants and settles at Beersheba. The test is complete, and life continues under God's renewed promise.
Overview
The narrative closes the account of the binding of Isaac with Abraham's quiet return to Beersheba. Having passed the supreme test, he resumes ordinary life resting on God's sworn word. The scene shows faith carried through trial into settled obedience.
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Cross-references · 3
- Gen 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Josh 15:28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
- Judg 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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