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And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That is, Blessed be God who shall grant to Gad a spacious territory. Compare the blessing of Shem (Genesis 9:26).

With the cr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Blessed be he that enlarges Gad. —The mountains of Gilead shut him in.

He dwells as a lion.—See [Referenc…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And of Gad, he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad. God knows how to enlarge his people, give them more grace, more gifts, more opportu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And of Gad he said. In the blessing of the tribe of Gad, mention is made only of the hereditary portion, which it had obtained without cas…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And of Gad he said
The tribe of Gad, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

blessed [be] he th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The order in which the tribes are blessed here is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in gene…

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