He said, "Isn`t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing." He said, "Haven`t you reserved a blessing for me?"

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…

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

Is he not rightly named Jacob? That Esau felt no repentance is clear from the fact that he accused his brother and took no blame upon hims…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, is not he rightly named Jacob ?
&c.] As he was by his parents, and those that were at his birth, becaus…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When Esau understood that Jacob had received the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming when those who now mak…

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