Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. דן dān — Dan, “judge, lord.”
  2. נפתלי naptālı̂y — Naphtali, “wrestling.”
  3. גד g…
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

With great wrestlings Others translate it, “I am joined with the joinings of God;” as if she exulted in having recovered what she had lost…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Rachel said, with great wrestlings have I wrestled with my
sister Or, "with the wrestl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Rachel envied her sister: envy is grieving at the good of another—a sin than which none is more hateful to God, or more hurtful to our neighbors an…

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