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A New Chapter Begins
Commentators observe that this verse marks a significant transition. After detailing Ishmael's descendants, the narrative returns to its central focus: the 'generations of Isaac.' This signals the start of a new major section in Genesis, tracing God's covenant promises through the next patriarch.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 25:19–34
18th Century
Theologian
פדן padān — Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.”
עשׂי ‛êśâv, Esau, “hairy, or made.”
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 25:19–34
19th Century
Bishop
John Calvin
On Genesis 25:19
16th Century
Theologian
These are the generations of Isaac. Because what Moses has said concerning the Ishmaelites was incidental, he now returns to the principal…
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John Gill
On Genesis 25:19
17th Century
Pastor
And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son
Moses, having given the genealogy of Ishmael and his posteri…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 25:19–26
17th Century
Minister
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…