1 Επί των ημερών δε του Αμαρφέλ βασιλέως Σενναάρ, του Αριώχ βασιλέως Ελλασάρ, του Χοδολλογομόρ βασιλέως Ελάμ, και του Θαργάλ βασιλέως εθνών, 2 έκαμον αυτοί πόλεμον μετά του Βερά βασιλέως Σοδόμων, και του Βαρσά βασιλέως Γομόρρων, του Σενναάβ βασιλέως Αδαμά, και του Σεμοβόρ βασιλέως Σεβωείμ, και του βασιλέως της Βελά· αύτη είναι η Σηγώρ. 3 Πάντες ούτοι ηνώθησαν ομού εν τη κοιλάδι Σιδδίμ ήτις είναι η αλμυρά θάλασσα. 4 Δώδεκα έτη εδούλευον εις τον Χοδολλογομόρ· εν δε τω δεκάτω τρίτω απεστάτησαν. 5 Και εν τω δεκάτω τετάρτω έτει ήλθεν ο Χοδολλογομόρ και οι βασιλείς οι μετ' αυτού, και επάταξαν τους Ραφαείμ εν Ασταρώθ-καρναΐμ, και τους Ζουζείμ εν Αμ, και τους Εμμαίους εν Σαυή-κιριαθαΐμ, 6 και τους Χορραίους εν τω όρει αυτών Σηείρ έως της πεδιάδος Φαράν, ήτις είναι εν τη ερήμω. 7 Επέστρεψαν δε και ήλθον εις την Εν-μισπάτ ήτις είναι η Κάδης· και επάταξαν πάντα τον τόπον του Αμαλήκ, και τους Αμορραίους τους κατοικούντας εν Ασασών-θαμάρ. 8 Εξήλθε δε ο βασιλεύς των Σοδόμων, και ο βασιλεύς των Γομόρρων, και ο βασιλεύς της Αδαμά, και ο βασιλεύς των Σεβωείμ, και ο βασιλεύς της Βελά, ήτις είναι η Σηγώρ· και συνεκρότησαν μάχην μετ' αυτών εν τη κοιλάδι Σιδδίμ, 9 μετά του Χοδολλογομόρ βασιλέως Ελάμ, και του Θαργάλ βασιλέως εθνών, και του Αμραφέλ βασιλέως Σενναάρ, και του Αριώχ βασιλέως Ελλασάρ· τέσσαρες βασιλείς προς πέντε. 10 Η δε κοιλάς Σιδδίμ ήτο πλήρης φρεάτων ασφάλτου· ετράπησαν δε εις φυγήν οι βασιλείς των Σοδόμων και των Γομόρρων και έπεσον εκεί· οι δε εναπολειφθέντες έφυγον εις το όρος. 11 Και έλαβον πάντα τα υπάρχοντα των Σοδόμων και των Γομόρρων και πάσαν αυτών την ζωοτροφίαν, και ανεχώρησαν. 12 Έλαβον δε και τον Λωτ υιόν του αδελφού του Άβραμ, όστις κατώκει εν Σοδόμοις, και τα υπάρχοντα αυτού, και ανεχώρησαν. 13 Υπήγε δε τις εκ των διασωθέντων και απήγγειλε τούτο προς τον Άβραμ τον Εβραίον, όστις κατώκει πλησίον των δρυών Μαμβρή του Αμορραίου, αδελφού του Εσχώλ, και αδελφού του Ανήρ, οίτινες ήσαν σύμμαχοι του Άβραμ. 14 Ακούσας δε ο Άβραμ ότι ηχμαλωτίσθη ο αδελφός αυτού, εφώπλισε τριακοσίους δεκαοκτώ εκ των δούλων αυτού, των γεννηθέντων εν τη οικία αυτού, και κατεδίωξεν οπίσω αυτών έως Δαν. 15 Και διαιρέσας τους εαυτού ώρμησε κατ' αυτών την νύκτα, αυτός και οι δούλοι αυτού, και επάταξεν αυτούς, και κατεδίωξεν αυτούς έως Χοβά ήτις είναι κατά τα αριστερά της Δαμασκού. 16 Και επανέφερε πάντα τα υπάρχοντα και έτι επανέφερε Λωτ τον αδελφόν αυτού και τα υπάρχοντα αυτού, έτι δε και τας γυναίκας και τον λαόν. 17 Εξήλθε δε ο βασιλεύς των Σοδόμων εις συνάντησιν αυτού, αφού επέστρεψεν από της καταστροφής του Χοδολλογομόρ και των βασιλέων των μετ' αυτού, εν τη κοιλάδι Σαυή ήτις είναι η κοιλάς του βασιλέως. 18 Και ο Μελχισεδέκ βασιλεύς Σαλήμ έφερεν έξω άρτον και οίνον· ήτο δε ιερεύς του Θεού του Υψίστου. 19 Και ευλόγησεν αυτόν και είπεν, Ευλογημένος ο Άβραμ παρά του Θεού του Υψίστου, όστις έκτισε τον ουρανόν και την γήν· 20 και ευλογητός ο Θεός ο Ύψιστος όστις παρέδωκε τους εχθρούς σου εις την χείρα σου. Και Άβραμ έδωκεν εις αυτόν δέκατον από πάντων. 21 Και είπεν ο βασιλεύς των Σοδόμων προς τον Άβραμ, Δος μοι τους ανθρώπους, τα δε υπάρχοντα λάβε εις σεαυτόν. 22 Είπε δε ο Άβραμ προς τον βασιλέα των Σοδόμων, Εγώ ύψωσα την χείρα μου προς Κύριον, τον Θεόν τον Ύψιστον, όστις έκτισε τον ουρανόν και την γην, 23 ότι δεν θέλω λάβει από πάντων των ιδικών σου από κλωστής έως λωρίου υποδήματος, διά να μη είπης, Εγώ επλούτισα τον Αβραμ· 24 εκτός μόνον εκείνου το οποίον έφαγον οι νέοι, και της μερίδος των ανθρώπων των ελθόντων μετ' εμού, του Ανήρ του Εσχώλ και του Μαμβρή, ούτοι ας λάβωσι την μερίδα αυτών.
Genesis · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Genesis 14 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abraham
Called by God, he left home in faith to become the father of a chosen people.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 12–25
Amraphel
King of Shinar, one of four kings who made war on the five kings of the Valley of Siddim in Abram's day.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:9
Aner
An Amorite, brother of Mamre and Eshcol and bound by treaty to Abram, who went with Abram's men in the rescue of Lot.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:13; Genesis 14:24
Arioch
King of Ellasar, who joined Chedorlaomer in the war of four kings against five.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:9
Bera
King of Sodom, named first among the five kings who went to battle against the four kings in the Valley of Siddim.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:2
Birsha
King of Gomorrah, one of the five kings who fought the four kings in the Valley of Siddim.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:2
Chedorlaomer
King of Elam whom the kings of the Valley of Siddim served twelve years before rebelling; he carried off Lot, but Abram routed his army and rescued Lot.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:4–5; Genesis 14:9
Eshcol
An Amorite, brother of Mamre and Aner and bound by treaty to Abram, who went with Abram's men in the rescue of Lot.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:13; Genesis 14:24
Lot
Abraham's nephew who chose the plain of Jordan and settled near Sodom.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 11–14; 19
Mamre
An Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner and bound by treaty to Abram, near whose oaks Abram lived; Abram claimed a share of the rescue spoils for him.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:13; Genesis 14:24
Melchizedek
King of Salem and priest of God Most High, who brought out bread and wine, blessed Abram, and received a tenth of everything from him.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:18–20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6
Shemeber
King of Zeboiim, one of the five kings who fought the four kings in the Valley of Siddim.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:2
Shinab
King of Admah, one of the five kings who fought the four kings in the Valley of Siddim.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:2
Tidal
King of Goiim (called king of nations in the KJV), who joined Chedorlaomer in the war against the five kings.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:9
Places
Damascus
An ancient Aramean capital where Saul (Paul) was converted and first preached. He later escaped over its wall in a basket.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:3; Genesis 14:15; 2 Kings 5:12
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Genesis 10:10; Genesis 10:22; Isaiah 37:12; Genesis 11:2; Isaiah 11:11
- 2 Genesis 13:10; Deuteronomy 29:23; Genesis 10:19; Hosea 11:8; Isaiah 1:9–10
- 3 Numbers 34:12; Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 3:16; Genesis 19:24; Psalm 107:34
- 4 Ezekiel 17:15; Genesis 9:25–26
- 5 Deuteronomy 3:11; Deuteronomy 2:10–11; Genesis 15:20; Deuteronomy 1:4; Deuteronomy 3:22
- 6 Deuteronomy 2:22; Deuteronomy 2:12; Genesis 21:21; Numbers 12:16; Numbers 13:3
- 7 2 Chronicles 20:2; Genesis 16:14; Genesis 20:1; Numbers 20:1; 1 Samuel 27:1–12
- 8 Genesis 19:22; Genesis 19:20; Genesis 13:10; Genesis 14:10; Genesis 14:2–3
- 10 Genesis 19:17; Isaiah 24:18; Genesis 19:30; Jeremiah 48:44; Genesis 11:3
- 11 Genesis 14:21; Genesis 14:16; Deuteronomy 28:35; Genesis 12:5; Deuteronomy 28:31
- 12 Genesis 12:5; Genesis 11:27; Revelation 3:19; Genesis 13:12–13; Job 9:23
- 13 Genesis 13:18; Genesis 14:24; Genesis 40:15; 1 Samuel 4:12; Exodus 2:6
- 14 Judges 18:29; Genesis 15:3; Genesis 17:12; Ecclesiastes 2:7; Genesis 17:27
- 15 Acts 9:2; Deuteronomy 15:2; 1 Kings 15:18; Isaiah 41:2–3; Psalm 112:5
- 16 1 Samuel 30:18–19; 1 Samuel 30:8; Genesis 12:2; Isaiah 41:2; Genesis 14:11–12
- 17 2 Samuel 18:18; Hebrews 7:1; Proverbs 19:4; Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6
- 18 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 6:20–7:3; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 5:10; Psalm 76:2
- 19 Genesis 14:22; Hebrews 7:6–7; Ruth 3:10; Psalm 24:1; Numbers 6:23–27
- 20 Genesis 28:22; Nehemiah 13:12; Hebrews 7:4–9; Malachi 3:10; Deuteronomy 14:28
- 22 Daniel 12:7; Psalm 83:18; Revelation 10:5–6; Daniel 4:34; Judges 11:35
- 23 2 Kings 5:16; 2 Corinthians 11:9–12; Hebrews 13:5; Esther 9:15–16; 2 Kings 5:20
- 24 Proverbs 3:27; Matthew 7:12; Genesis 14:13; Romans 13:7–8; 1 Timothy 5:18
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
For faith towards God justifies a man; and therefore he said, "I will stretch forth my hand to the most high God, who made the heaven and the earth." All these truths, however, do those holding perverse opinions endeavour to overthrow, because of one passage, which they certainly do not understand correctly.
… Lord's supper prefigured in the case of Melchizedek the priest, according to the testimony of the Holy Scriptures, where it says: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed Abraham.' Now, that Melchizedek was a type of Christ, the Holy Spirit declares in the Psalms, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Yea, the patriarch himself we admire for this, that in his own person he ran to the herd, and snatched up the calf, and that, when he had three hundred and eighteen servants born in his house. But now some are filled with so much pride, as to do these things by servants, and not to be ashamed.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
With bread and wine Melchisedek, the priest of the most high God, received Abraham on his return from the slaughter of the Gentiles.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)