Genesis 14:6

Genesis 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness.

Context of Genesis 14:6

5In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings with him won against the Rephaites. This was in Ashteroth Karnaim. They won against the Zuzites in Ham. They won against the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim. And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert. 7They then went back. They went to En Mishpat. (That is Kadesh.) They took the whole land of the Amalekites. They also took the land of the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar. 8Then, the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar) went to fight. That was in the Valley of Siddim.

Genesis 14:6 word by word

וְאֶת־הַחֹרִ֖י בְּהַרְרָ֣ם שֵׂעִ֑יר עַ֚ד אֵ֣יל פָּארָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Horitesחֹרִיchôrîy · HoriteH2752
• in their mountהָרָרhârâr · mountainH2042
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
• unto El–paranאֵיל פָּארָן'êyl pâ'rân · El-paranH364
• byעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for Genesis 14:6

• Genesis 36:8So Esau went to live in the hills of Seir. He was also called Edom.
• Deuteronomy 2:12Before this time, the Horites lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau chased them away. They destroyed the Horites and they lived in their country. The Israelites did the same thing to the people who had lived in the land that the Lord gave to them.)
• 1 Chronicles 1:38Seir's sons were: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
• Genesis 16:7The angel of the Lord found Hagar. She was by a spring of water in the desert. The spring was near the road to Shur.
• Genesis 21:21He lived in the Paran wilderness. Hagar, his mother, found an Egyptian wife for him to marry.
• Numbers 12:16After that, the people left Hazeroth. They went to the Paran desert and they put up their tents there.
• Numbers 13:3So Moses obeyed the Lord's command. He sent the men from the Paran desert into Canaan. Each man was a leader among the Israelites.
• Habakkuk 3:3God is coming from Teman! The Holy God is coming from Paran mountain. Selah. His beautiful power covers the whole sky! People praise him all over the earth!

Commentaries on Genesis 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The Horites - A people that dwelt in Mount Seir, till Esau and his sons drove them thence; Deuteronomy 2:22. El-paran - The plain or oak of Paran, which was a city in the wilderness of Paran; Genesis 21:21.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the ́ Larissa or ́ Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The invaders came down the King’s Highway on the east side of the Jordan Valley to the Gulf of Aqaba, then circled back to the valley of the Dead Sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And it came to pass--This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: The king of Sodom and the kings of the adjoining cities, after having been tributaries for twelve years to the king of Elam, combined to throw off his yoke. To chastise their rebellion, as he deemed it, Chedorlaomer, with the aid of three allies, invaded the territories of the refractory princes, defeated them in a pitched battle where the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 14:6

• Abraham
• Birsha
• Chedorlaomer
• Elparan
• Lot
• Seir
• Sodom

In the dictionaries

• Paran
• Seir
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• El-Paran
• Anakim
• Arabia
• Confederate
• Elparan
• Fame
• Horites

Commentaries on Genesis 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings