By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
Parallel translations
- WEB Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
- KJV And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
- 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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Quick answer
Abraham is now old, and Yahweh has blessed him in all things. God's faithfulness has accompanied him through his whole life of faith.
Overview
The narrative summarizes Abraham's life as one fully blessed by the Lord. As he nears the end, his chief concern becomes a godly wife for Isaac, through whom the promise must continue. The verse frames the chapter as the passing of the covenant blessing to the next generation.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 112:1–3Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Gen 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Gal 3:9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Gen 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Gen 18:11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Isa 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- 1 Tim 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- Gen 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
- Gen 21:5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
- Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- 1 Kgs 1:1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
- Gen 25:20and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
- Gen 49:25by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
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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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