Genesis 29:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben:d for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. ”

Genesis 29:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl , Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh , Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh , Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh , Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּ...
Genesis 29:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the (l) LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will (m) love me. (l) By this it appear...
Genesis 29:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24 . The Birth of Jacob's Children. This section is from JE, with slight touches from P. Roughly Genesis 29:31-35 ; Genesis 30:9-13 is from J, Genesis 30:1-6 ; G...
Genesis 29:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

32. She called his name Reuben. Moses relates that Leah was not ungrateful to God. And truly, I do not doubt, that the benefits of God were then commonly more appreciated than they are now. F...
Genesis 29:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. She called his name Reuben - ר...
Genesis 29:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. Son ... called his nam...
Genesis 29:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob in Mesopotamia with Laban The divine care and blessing promised to Jacob at Bethel ( Genesis 28:15 ) are illustrated in the narrative of the sojourn of the patriarch at Haran, which apparent...
Genesis 29:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
Genesis 29:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel Genesis 29:21-35 The chief lesson of this paragraph is its illustration of the awful nemesis which accompanies wrongdoing. No thoughtful person can watch the event...
Genesis 29:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Pursuing his journey after his experience at Luz, now called Beth-el, Jacob came into "the land of the children of the east." Here the next twenty years of his life were to be spent, during which he...
Genesis 29:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reuben means See a son.
Genesis 29:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben ,.... That is, "see the son", as if she by this name called upon her husband, her friends, and all about her, to look at him, and v...
Genesis 29:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. Ver. 32. Therefore my husba...
Genesis 29:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

She appears very ambitious of her husband's love; she reckoned the went of it her affliction , not upbraiding him with it as his fault, nor reproaching him for it; but laying it to heart as her grie...
Genesis 29:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB MEETS RACHEL AND LABAN After many days of travel Jacob came to the land of his relatives. He could not phone to find his directions to their home, nor did he have any street and house number...
Genesis 29:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Increase of Jacob's Family. B. C. 1749. 31 And when the L ORD saw that Leah was hat...
Genesis 29:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord hath looked upon my affliction with an eye of pity and kindness, as that general phrase is oft understood.
Genesis 29:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because Yahweh has looked on my affliction (raah beonyi), for now my husband will love me.” And she conceived again...
Genesis 29:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 29:31 . Leah was hated.] The word is to be understood relatively, not absolutely. By the usage of the Heb. to be hated, signifies only to be loved less. Genesis 29:32...
Genesis 29:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:1 . Jacob went on his journey. Our version fails here to express the lively sense of the Hebrew, as in most versions. Levabit pedes; he tripped along with light feet, being now assure...
Genesis 29:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

He loved also Rachel more than Leah Leah and Rachel: their trims and compensations I. THEIR TRIALS. Leah was “hated “ ( Genesis 29:31 ), i.e. , she was loved less than Rachel By becoming a par...
Genesis 29:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 29:31 And when the Lord saw —literally, and Jehovah saw . As Eve's son was obtained from Jehovah ( Genesis 4:1 ), and Jehovah visited Sarah ( Genesis 21:1 ), and was...
Genesis 29:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Sons of Leah
Genesis 29:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 2252. B.C. 1752. his name. Genesis 35:22 Genesis 37:21 Genesis 37:22 Genesis 37:29 Genesis 42:22 Genesis 42:27 Genesis 46:8 Genesis 46:9 Genesis 49:3 Genesis 49:4 1 Chronicl...
Genesis 29:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

She appears very ambitious of her husband's love; she reckoned the want of it her affliction, not upbraiding him with it as his fault, nor reproaching him for it; but laying it to heart as her grie...

Genesis 29:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 29:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 29:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 29:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 29:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 29:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes