Genesis 12:6

Genesis 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.

Context of Genesis 12:6

4So Abram left, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. 5Abram set out for Canaan. He took along his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the servants they had acquired in Haran. They arrived in Canaan, and Abram traveled through the land to the oak tree belonging to Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I’m going to give this land to your descendants.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent—with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to the Lord there and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 12:6 word by word

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אַבְרָם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַ֚ד מְק֣וֹם שְׁכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד אֵל֣וֹן מוֹרֶ֑ה וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י אָ֥ז בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• passed throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• unto the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of Sichemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• unto the plainאֵלוֹן'êlôn · terebinthH436
• of Morehמוֹרֶהmôreh môreh · MorehH4176
• And the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• thenאָז'âz · thenH227

Cross-references for Genesis 12:6

• Hebrews 11:9Faith led Abraham to live as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who received the same promise from God.
• Genesis 33:18So having come from Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in Canaan. He camped within sight of the city.
• Genesis 34:2When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her.
• Genesis 35:4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had in their possession as well as the earrings that they had on. Jacob buried these things under the oak tree near Shechem.
• Joshua 20:7Kedesh in Galilee in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron) in the mountains of Judah were chosen as cities of refuge.
• Joshua 24:32Joseph’s bones, which the people of Israel had brought from Egypt, were buried at Shechem. They were placed in the plot of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver. The plot was inherited by Joseph’s descendants.
• Judges 9:1Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal [Gideon], went to Shechem to see the uncles on his mother’s side of the family. He spoke to them and his mother’s whole family.
• 1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.
• John 4:5He arrived at a city in Samaria called Sychar. Sychar was near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
• Acts 7:16They were taken to Shechem for burial in the tomb that Abraham purchased in Shechem from Hamor’s sons.
• Deuteronomy 11:30(These mountains are on the west side of the Jordan, beyond the road that goes west, in the region of the Canaanites who live on the plains facing Gilgal, next to the oak trees of Moreh.)
• Judges 7:1Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the troops with him got up early and camped above En Harod. Midian’s camp was north of him at the hill of Moreh in the valley.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,
• Genesis 13:7Quarrels broke out between Abram’s herders and Lot’s herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)
• Genesis 15:18At that time the Lord made a promise to Abram. He said, “I will give this land to your descendants. This is the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates.

Commentaries on Genesis 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The plain of Moreh - אלון elon should be translated oak, not plain; the Septuagint translate ̔, the lofty oak; and it is likely the place was remarkable for a grove of those trees, or for one of a stupendous height and bulk. The Canaanite was then in the land - This is thought to be an interpolation, because it is supposed that these words must have been written after the Canaanites were expelled from the land by the Israelites under Joshua; but this by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Call of Abram 6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where afterward is built the town called at first Shekem, then Flavia Neapolis, and now Nablous. אלון 'ēlôn “the oak;” related: “be lasting, strong.” מורה môreh In Onkelos “plain;” Moreh, “archer, early rain, teacher.” Here the name of a man who owned the oak that marked the spot. In the Septuagint it is rendered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbours. He journeyed, going on still. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be unsettled, and often to remove into various states. Believers must look on themselves as strangers and sojourners in this world, He 11:8, 13, 14. But observe how much comfort Abram had in God. When he could have little satisfaction in converse with the Canaanites whom he found there, he had abundance of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7the Oak of Moreh: This was probably a Canaanite shrine. Fertile groves were sacred to the Canaanites (compare Isaiah 1:29), and Moreh means "teacher." Abram proclaimed the Lord's name beside a pagan place of worship and instruction (Genesis 12:8). Abram continued to be a blessing by building an altar to worship God at Shechem and east of Bethel (12:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the place of Sichem--or Shechem, a pastoral valley then unoccupied (compare Ge 33:18). plain of Moreh--rather, the "terebinth tree" of Moreh, very common in Palestine, remarkable for its wide-spreading branches and its dark green foliage. It is probable that in Moreh there was a grove of these trees, whose inviting shade led Abram to choose it for an encampment.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 12:6

• Abraham
• Canaan
• Canaanites
• Courage
• Moreh
• Religion
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Abram
• Canaanite
• Cananaean; Canaanite
• Abraham, Abram
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Abraham
• Appear
• Canaanites
• Fair
• Gilgal

Commentaries on Genesis 12

• 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