[T]his prodigious, scholarly work provides linguistic, literary, and theological commentary on Genesis 18 - 50 . . . Hamilton presents the overarching theme of Genesis as Yahweh's faithfulness to his promised word and his covenant commitments to those whom he has chosen to receive that promised word. Special features of this commentary include its serious attention to important matters of translation from Biblical Hebrew into English, copious footnotes that direct readers to further and more extensive sources of information, and frequent references to the New Testament writers' reading of Genesis.