Genesis 28:14 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”

מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”

לוּז l…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth. The sum of the whole is this: whatever the Lord had promised to Abraham, Jacob transmitted…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth Innumerable, see (Genesis 13:16) (Numbers 23:10) …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Jacob's conduct until now, as recorded, was not that of one who simply feared and trusted in God. But now in trouble, obliged to flee, he looked on…