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Génesis 17:22

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Génesis 17:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 17:22

And he left off talking; with him
After he had finished all he had to say to him at this time. It was great condescension in the divine Being to talk with a creature; it was wonderful grace and kindness to make such promises to him, as he did, and indulge him with answers of prayer and communion with him; but the highest enjoyments of God here are not lasting; uninterrupted communion with him is reserved for another world:

and God went up from Abraham;
from the earth, where he had been with Abraham, and ascended above him up to heaven, in a visible, and very likely in an human form, in which he descended: the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan paraphrase it, "the glory of the Lord", the glorious Shechinah, the Lord of life and glory.

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Génesis 17:22 In-Context

20 Con respecto a Ismael, también a él lo bendeciré, tal como me has pedido. Haré que sea muy fructífero y multiplicaré su descendencia. Llegará a ser padre de doce príncipes, y haré de él una gran nación;
21 pero mi pacto se confirmará con Isaac, quien nacerá de ti y de Sara dentro de un año.
22 Cuando Dios terminó de hablar, dejó a Abraham.
23 Ese mismo día, Abraham tomó a su hijo Ismael, y a todos los varones de su casa, tanto los que habían nacido allí como los que había comprado; y los circuncidó cortándoles el prepucio, tal como Dios le había dicho.
24 Abraham tenía noventa y nueve años cuando fue circuncidado,
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