Genesis 25:23 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

פדן padān — Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.”

עשׂי ‛êśâv, Esau, “hairy, or made.”

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Two nations.

First, God answers that the contention between the twin brothers had reference to something far beyond their own pers…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the Lord said unto her
Either by one or other of the above persons she acquainted with this affair, and entreated to seek …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Isaac seems not to have been much tried, but to have spent his days in quietness. Jacob and Esau were prayed for; their parents, after being long c…

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