Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

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Bible References

His brother

Genesis 11:27
And these the generations of Terah: Terah begetting Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran begetting Lot
Genesis 13:8
And Abram will say to Lot, Now there shall not be strife between me and between thee, and between my shepherds and between thy shepherds, for we are men brethren.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves in all time, and a brother shall be born for straits.
Proverbs 24:11
If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be taken in any fault, ye the spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; observing thyself narrowly, lest thou also be tempted.
1 John 2:18
Young children, it is the last hour: and as ye have heard that antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have come; whence we know that it is the last hour.

Armed

Psalm 45:3
Gird thy sword upon the thigh, thou strong one in thy majesty and thine honor.
Psalm 68:12
Kings of armies will flee away, they will flee away, and she resting in the house will divide the spoil
Isaiah 41:2
Who raised up justice from the sunrising? he shall call him to his foot; he will give the nations before him; and he will bring down kings: he will give as the dust of his sword, as driven straw, his bow.

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1 Samuel 30:19
And nothing was wanting to them from small even to great, and even to sons and daughters, and spoil, and even to all which they took to them: David turned back all.