Lux Domini

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;

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Interpretation

The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should not have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not been concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but wicked Sodom.

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This thought runs through Genesis 14:1-3.

Genesis 14:1 Genesis 14:2 Genesis 14:3

Glossary

Arioch Person
Lion-like, venerable. (1. ) A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer ( Gen. 14:1 , 9). The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches (see CHALDEA ) show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa.
Elam Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Shush.
Ellasar Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Assur.
Goiim Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Damascus.
Shinar Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Babylon.