Gen 14

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
		14:1 In this verse 4 kings are joined together for battle
		14:2 In this verse 5 kings are joined for battle
		14:4 The 5 rebelled against the 4.
		Gen 14:5 There seems to be a civil war of great magnitude. It seems that on the way to fight the main battle, there were minor battles fought by the kings in verse.
		14:5 Zuzims Duet 2:20 Another names of the giants.
		14:8 Here is the battle mentioned in verse 2
Did the presence of the slime pits in this vale have anything to do with the loss that the Kings of Sodom and Gomorrah suffered?	It seems that the armies of Sodom and Gomorrah perished as a result of the slime pits. A very odd occurrence, since this was their backyard and the other armies which came would have been foreign to this region.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0kclF5X52E 14:10
Why was Abram named a Hebrew?	Hebrew = "one from beyond	14: 13 Abram was called a Hebrew, because it was known that he did not belong at that place where he was.
		14:14 This king previous did battle with several other kings and won, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah. Yet Abraham with his 318 miraculously fought with them and won. No doubt Abram would have consulted God before he went, given the relationship that we see Abram having with God in previous verses.
		14:17 Kings dale=Kings vale
		14:18 Salem=peace. Jerusalem=city of peace. Although there is little mention of the King of Salem, we now understand that he must have belonged to the righteous sect that worshipped the true and living God. The bible did not give his origin, other than that city, but the implications are obvious. i.e. At the separation in Gen 11, there were several righteous people that were separated. While the bible follows the two seed from gen 3:15, there are definitely other righteous people that lived that the scripture does not mention.
		14:19 The fact that Melchizedek blesses God and Abram is evidence that the victory of Abram was not an ordinary battle.
		14:20 It is obvious that God has been directing every move of Abram. Consequently, he gave tithes to Melchizedek.
		14:21 It seems that the King of Sodom and Gomorrah humbly requested the people back from Abram, but said unto him keep the goods. Note everything had now belonged to Abram, so it was a request from the King.
		14:22 Abram does not take anything however, because God had already promised him that he would be rich, and he did not want God to share glory with anyone. Abram’s riches would only come from God.