And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; They will serve as signs for festivals and for days and years. Genesis 14 1 - And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 - That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. THE CONTEXT Abraham's story begins with his call, when his name was Abram. Genesis 14 King James Version (KJV) 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. Genesis 14 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. The KJV and RSV say that "he made them a feast," but that is probably an overstatement. Genesis 14 KJV. God told Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you. KJV W/ STRONGS BIBLE - GENESIS 14 PREVIOUS CHAPTER - NEXT CHAPTER - HELP - FB - TWITTER - GR VIDEOS - GR FORUMS - GR YOUTUBE . What does Genesis chapter 14 mean? Lunar Sabbatarians defend their notion of pegging the weekly Sabbath on the lunar month by citing primarily two scriptures. One is Genesis 1:14 (Holman Christian Standard Bible [HCSB]): “Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. '”
Genesis 1:14. For 12 years, the four kings of an eastern group of city-states—Elam, Shinar, Ellasar, and Goiim—had ruled over the city-states in and around Canaan. I will make It is probably one of the saddest chapters in the Bible. Chedorlaomer, king of Elam (modern Iran), seems to have been dominant. Genesis 10:10). The first block of nations was that of the four Mesopotamian kings of the east (14:2). Genesis 14 is an action-packed story of war between ancient city-states with a surprising conclusion. Time must have been rather short for that. Genesis 14 14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of a Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of b Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of c Sodom, and with Birsha king of c Gomorrah, Shinab king of d Admah, and Shemeber king of d Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is e Zoar. Biblical Commentary Genesis 22:1-14 EXEGESIS: GENESIS 12-21. Genesis 19 I wished we could skip this chapter. 148 Shinar was the region of ancient Babylon (cf. Genesis 1:14: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. The second alliance was made up of five kings, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah (14:2).