Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”

מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”

לוּז l…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth. The sum of the whole is this: whatever the Lord had promised to Abraham, Jacob transmitted…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth Innumerable, see (Genesis 13:16) (Numbers 23:10) …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jacob's conduct until now, as recorded, was not that of one who simply feared and trusted in God. But now in trouble, obliged to flee, he looked on…