Abraham was now a very old man, 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.
- 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.
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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 112:1–3Praise 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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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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