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

The beginning of my strength. —In Genesis 35:18, the word oni means “my sorrow,” and it is so translated here by the Vulg…

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather …

Reuben, thou art my first-born. He begins with the first-born, not for the sake of honor, to confirm him in his rank, but that he may the …

Reuben, you are my firstborn
Jacob addressed himself to Reuben first, in the presence of his brethren, owned him as …

Reuben was the firstborn; but by gross sin, he forfeited the birthright. The character of Reuben is that he was unstable as water. Men do not thriv…