And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Parallel translations
- WEB Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh 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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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
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 112:1–3Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Gen 13:2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Gal 3:9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- Matt 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Gen 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Gen 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Isa 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
- 1 Tim 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- Gen 24:35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
- Gen 21:5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
- Luke 1:7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
- 1 Kgs 1:1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
- Gen 25:20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
- Gen 49:25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
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Christ at the center
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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