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He heard the words of Laban`s sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father`s. From that which was our father`s, has he gotten all this wealth."
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The Poison of Envy
Commentators note that Laban's sons were exaggerating out of jealousy. Jacob had not taken 'all' their father's wealth, but had prospered justly under God's blessing and a prior agreement. As one scholar puts it, 'Selfish men consider themselves robbed of all that passes them by.' Their complaint reveals how covetousness can distort reality and view another's righteous gain as a personal loss.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
16th Century
Protestant
And he heard the words. Although Jacob ardently desired his own country and was continually thinking of his return to it, his admirable pa…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he heard the words of Laban's sons That is, Jacob, as is expressed in the Septuagint and Syriac versions, either with…
The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while what are called the great events of states and kingdoms at that period are not menti…