Exodus 17:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Exodus 17:15 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Judges 6:24
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Psalms 60:4
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.

Topics

Altar Consecration Golden Altar Horn Jehovah-Nissi Offerings Tabernacle Temple

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-16)

We have here the story of the war with Amalek, which, we may suppose, was the first that was recorded in the book of the wars of the Lord, Num. 21:14. Amalek was the first of the nations that Israel fought with, Num. 24:20. Observe, I. Amalek’s attempt: They came out, and fought with Israel, Exod. 17:8. The Amalekites were the posterity of Esau, who hated Jacob because of the birthright and blessi…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

14-16. Write this for a memorial--If the bloody character of this statute seems to be at variance with the mild and merciful character of God, the reasons are to be sought in the deep and implacable vengeance they meditated against Israel (Psa 83:4).