Commentaries
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פדן padān — Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.”
עשׂי ‛êśâv, Esau, “hairy, or made.”
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
16th Century
Protestant
16th Century
And Jacob said, Swear to me. Jacob did not act cruelly towards his brother, for he took nothing from him, but only desired a confirmation …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And Jacob said, swear to me this day For the more sure and certain confirmation of the bargain; and by this oath oblige h…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
We have here the bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the right, which was Esau's by birth but Jacob's by promise. It was for a spiritual priv…
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Albert Barnes
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