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The Ultimate 'Seed' is Christ
Commentators unanimously explain that the promise of blessing for "all the families of the earth" finds its ultimate fulfillment in one specific "seed" of Jacob: the Messiah, Jesus Christ. As John Calvin notes, Jacob's line is the "fountain" or source from which this blessing flows to the world. All spiritual blessings, like redemption and peace, come through Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 28:1–22
18th Century
Theologian
קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”
מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
לוּז l…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 28:1–22
19th Century
Bishop
John Calvin
On Genesis 28:14
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Genesis 28:14
17th Century
Pastor
And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth Innumerable, see (Genesis 13:16) (Numbers 23:10) …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 28:10–15
17th Century
Minister
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…