and said to me, `Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.`

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A multitude of people. —In Genesis 35:11 the words are a congregation (or church) of nations; here a congregation (sa…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And said unto me, behold, I will make thee fruitful In a spiritual sense, in grace and good works; in a literal sense, in…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The deathbeds of believers, with the prayers and counsels of dying persons, are suited to make serious impressions upon the young, the carefree, an…

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