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Genesis 25 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Genesis 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Genesis 25 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm H85 13 Abraham
יִצְחָק Yitschâq H3327 11 Jitschak
עֵשָׂו ʻÊsâv H6215 9 Esav
יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb H3290 9 Jaakob
שָׁנֶה shâneh H8141 10 year, revolution
יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl H3458 6 Jishmael
שֵׁם shêm H8034 7 appellation, honor

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Alexander MacLaren 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“All the days, even of the best and greatest saints, are not remarkable days; some slide on silently; such were these last days of Abraham. Here is an account of Abraham's children by Keturah, and the disposition which he made of his estate. After the birth of these sons, he set his house in order, with prudence and justice. He did this while he yet lived. It is wisdom for men to do what they find to do while they live, as far as they can. Abraham lived 175 years; just one hundred years after he came to Canaan; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 25:1–10 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Beer-lahai-roi — Gen 25:11
  • Negeb — Gen 25:11
  • Assyria — Gen 25:18
  • Egypt — Gen 25:18
  • Havilah 2 — Gen 25:18
  • Shur — Gen 25:18

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