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Is there a symbolic meaning to 'possessing the gates of your enemies' in the Hebrew language?
I think Jesus was probably referring to this very promise when He said:
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
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Would Abram have thought Sarai's womb was dead in Genesis 12?
First, Gen 12 never mentions anything about Sarai not having children or being barren. That statement is found in Gen 11:30 -
But Sarai was barren; she had no children.
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Would Abram have thought Sarai's womb was dead in Genesis 12?
No, Abram would not have thought Sarai infertile yet. Consider Gen. 12:11-12 where Abram says to Sarai:
“See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman; and when the
Egyptians see you, they will say, ...
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Did Abraham really lie about Sarah being his sister (Gen. 20:2, 4, 11)?
WHEN ONE TELLS A HALF-TRUTH AS IN THE CASE OF ABRAM AND HE DOESN'T TELL ALL THE TRUTH HE IS LYING. HE COMMITTED SIN AND EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANTLY HE DOUBTED GOD AND WAS UNFAITHFUL TO JEHOVAH. HE ...
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Why does Abraham purchase a well he already owns?
Abraham's offer was not a purchase of the well. He was making a treaty with Abimelech. The treaty consisted of two acknowledgements, that
Abimelech acknowledged Abraham's ownership of the well. (Gen ...
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Why does Abraham purchase a well he already owns?
There is also a look to The Lamb.
John 1:29 NKJV
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Jesus redeemed us by ...
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How Could Abraham receive Canaan as "an everlasting possession", as promised in Genesis 17:8?
Young's literal translation is:
and I have given to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, the whole land of Canaan, for a possession age-during, and I have become their God
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