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Genesis 26:5

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Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
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  1. Matthew 7:24Rank 1 from verse 5
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    24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

  2. Genesis 22:18Rank 2 from verse 5
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    18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  3. Genesis 22:16Rank 3 from verse 5
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    16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

  4. James 2:21Rank 4 from verse 5
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    21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

  5. Psalms 112:1–2Rank 5 from verse 5
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

    2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

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Genesis 26:5

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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obeyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of obey (to comply with a command, heed authority, or submit).

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charge

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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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laws

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Rules or commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or provisions of the law given through Moses.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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26:1AND there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

26:2And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

26:3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

26:4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

26:5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

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