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 blessing of his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48). As with Isaac, the bl…

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

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…