And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hobab, the son of Raguel—or Reuel (Exodus 2:18). Reuel was probably not identical with Jethro. And Hobab was the brother-in-law,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law. — Raguel is the same as Reuel (Exodus 2:18), and the ort…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Moses said unto Hobab the son of Raguel. Those are very seriously mistaken who have assumed Hobab7 to be Jethro, Moses' fat…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite ,
Moses's father in law
So…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses invites his relatives to go to Canaan. Those who are bound for the heavenly Canaan should ask and encourage their friends to go with them: we…

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