Bible Commentary

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 13. the Lord stood ] Lit. “was set, established, stationed,” LXX , Vulg. “innixum.” The appearance of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:13”

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 12. And he dreamed ] The vision, about to be described, is conveyed through the medium of a dream; cf. Gen 20:3. a ladder … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:12”

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put [them for] his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 11. And he lighted ] i.e. he by chance reached, like our colloquial “hit upon.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:11”

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. 10 22. This section taken from J and E follows upon Gen 27:45. Observe the mention of Haran in Gen 28:10 (cf. Gen 27:43), and the mention of Beer-sheba as the dwelling-place of Isaac in Gen 28:10 (cf. Gen 26:23). Gen 28:10 ; Gen 28:13-16 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:10”

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 9. unto the wives ] i.e. in addition to Judith and Basemath (Gen 26:34). Mahalath the sister of Nebaioth ] Nebaioth was the firstborn son of Ishmael … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:9”

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father. Who he perceived was displeased with the daughters of Canaan, or that they were “evil in [his] eyes” i, offensive to him, and disapproved of by him, because of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:8”

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother,…. As it became him, and as it becomes all children to be obedient to their parents in all things lawful they command them; and it would have been well if Esau had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:7”

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 6. Now Esau saw ] The conduct of Esau in this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:6”

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother. 5. and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban ] In this short sentence the narrative of P disposes of the journey of Jacob, which is described in much greater detail … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:5”

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 4. the blessing of Abraham ] Probably a reference to Gen 17:8. The same blessing as Abraham received is now pronounced by Isaac upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 28:4”