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Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father`s house?
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A Painful Declaration
Commentators agree that Rachel and Leah's question is rhetorical. They are not genuinely asking if they have an inheritance; they are declaring that their father's actions have already disinherited them. This statement expresses their deep sense of alienation and justifies their decision to leave with Jacob.
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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 Rachel and Leah answered. Here we see fulfilled what Paul teaches: that all things work together for good to the children of God
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him One after another, and their answers agreeing, are put together; it may be…
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…
