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And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

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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 Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 bless…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he charged them. We have seen before that Jacob especially commanded his son Joseph to take care that his body should be buried in the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he charged them, and said to them
The same charge he had given to Joseph he here renews, and lays it upon his so…

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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