Genesis 32:6 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him."

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Genesis 32:3: מחנים machănāyı̂m — Machanaim, “two camps.”

Genesis 32:22: יבק yaboq

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and alas he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him. Then …

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And the messengers returned. Esau advances to meet his brother with a feeling of benevolence: but Jacob, reflecting on his cruel ferocity,…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the messengers returned to Jacob After they had delivered their message, with the answer they brought back.

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The angels of God appeared to Jacob, to encourage him with the assurance of Divine protection. When God designs his people for great trials, he pre…

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