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All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related:

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These are the twelve tribes. —As we have seen in the case of Dan, Jacob had the further objective of forming his descendants into …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. Moses would teach us by these words that his predictions did not apply only to the sons of Jaco…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel
The twelve sons of Jacob before mentioned were heads of twelve tribes, who…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jacob blessed everyone according to the blessings God intended to bestow upon them in later times. He spoke about his burial place, from a principl…

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