Genèse 21:34

34 Et Abraham séjourna longtemps au pays des Philistins.

Genèse 21:34 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:34

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
] Even many years, days being sometimes put for years; having entered into covenant with Abimelech, the king of the country, and settled a good correspondence with him, and having his friendship and good will, which commanded respect from his subjects, Abraham sojourned very quietly and comfortably for many years, chiefly at Beersheba; the Jewish writers say F1 he sojourned here twenty six years.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Jarchi & Bereshit Rabba, sect. 54. fol. 48. 4.

Genèse 21:34 In-Context

32 Ils traitèrent donc alliance à Béer-Shéba. Puis Abimélec se leva avec Picol, chef de son armée, et ils retournèrent au pays des Philistins.
33 Et Abraham planta un tamarin à Béer-Shéba, et il invoqua là le nom de l'Éternel, le Dieu d'éternité.
34 Et Abraham séjourna longtemps au pays des Philistins.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.