Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
- BSB By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
- NKJV Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
- NASB Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.
- NLT Abraham was now a very old man, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 112:1–3Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
- Gen 13:2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
- Gal 3:9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
- Prov 10:22Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
- Matt 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Gen 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Gen 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Isa 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
- 1 Tim 4:8For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
- Gen 24:35Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
- Gen 21:5Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
- Luke 1:7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
- 1 Kgs 1:1Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
- Gen 25:20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
- Gen 49:25even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
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