Leaning upon the top of his staff (επ το ακρον της ραβδου αυτου). From Ge 47:31, but no word for "leaning." The quotation is from …

By faith Jacob, when he was a dying. Genesis 47:31Genesis 48:1–20. That is, when he was about to die. He s…

Both the sons.—Rather, each of the sons. The separate character of the two blessings is thus brought out ([Reference Gene…

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and wors…

Jacob’s claim for inclusion in the list rests on his ble ing of his grandsons Ephraim and Mana eh (Genesis 48). As with Isaac, the ble …

By faith Jacob, etc. It was the Apostle’s object to attribute to faith whatever was worthy of remembrance in the history of the p…

By faith Jacob, when he was a dying
Which was the usual time of blessing with the patriarchs; and the reason of it w…

Isaac ble ed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Present things are not the best things; no one knows love or hatred by having them or lackin…

Previously, the Apostle gave an example of Abraham’s faith; here he gives the example of the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, beginning with Isaa…