Passage Research
Genesis 14 — Sermon Preparation
A coalition of four kings captures Lot; Abram rescues him in battle and gives a tithe to Melchizedek king of Salem. Below is a research summary for Genesis 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 341 / 149
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| סְדֹם | Çᵉdôm | H5467 | 8 | Sedom |
| אַבְרָם | ʼAbrâm | H87 | 8 | Abram |
| כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר | Kᵉdorlâʻômer | H3540 | 5 | Kedorlaomer |
| רְכוּשׁ | rᵉkûwsh | H7399 | 5 | property |
| עֵמֶק | ʻêmeq | H6010 | 5 | vale |
| עֲמֹרָה | ʻĂmôrâh | H6017 | 4 | Amorah |
| שִׂדִּים | Siddîym | H7708 | 3 | Siddim |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Observe the king of Sodom's grateful offer to Abram, Give me the souls, and take thou the substance. Gratitude teaches us to recompense to the utmost of our power, those that have undergone fatigues, run hazards, and been at expense for our service and benefit. Abram generously refused this offer. He accompanies his refusal with a good reason, Lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: which would reflect upon the promise promise and covenant of God, as if He would not have enriched Abraham without the spoils of Sodom. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 14:21–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Elam— Gen 14:1
- Ellasar— Gen 14:1
- Goiim 1— Gen 14:1
- Shinar— Gen 14:1
- Gomorrah— Gen 14:10
- Sodom— Gen 14:10
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