תרפים t^erāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…

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

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

Abraham beg…

And the Lord said unto Jacob. The holy man's timidity is more clearly seen here; for, realizing that his father-in-law intended evil again…

And the Lord said to Jacob
In answer to a prayer of his; or seeing what difficulties and discouragements Jacob labou…

The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while what are called the great events of states and kingdoms at that period are not menti…