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Jehovah-jireh

Jehovah-jireh Jehovah will see; i.e., will provide, the name given by Abraham to the scene of his offering up the ram which was caught in the thicket on Mount Moriah. The expression used in Gen 22:14, "in the...

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Jehovah-jireh Jehovah will see; i.e., will provide, the name given by Abraham to the scene of his offering up the ram which was caught in the thicket on Mount Moriah. The expression used in Gen 22:14, "in the mount of the Lord it shall be See n," has been regarded as equivalent to the saying, "Man's extremity is God's opportunity."

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