Genesis 29:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. ”

Genesis 29:4 - 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 29:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Jacob said unto them, My (c) brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we. (c) It seems that in those days the custom was to call even strangers, brethren.
Genesis 29:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Serves Seven Years for Rachel. Laban Substitutes Leah and Secures Fourteen Years'service in Exchange for the Two. Apart from bits of P ( Genesis 29:24 ; Genesis 29:28 b , Genesis 29:29 )...
Genesis 29:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. My brethren, whence be ye? The great frankness of that age appears in this manner of meeting together; for, though the fraternal name is often abused by dishonest and wicked men, it is ye...
Genesis 29:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. My brethren, whence be ye? - The language of Laban and his family was Chaldee and not Hebrew; (see Genesis 31...
Genesis 29:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My brethren, whence, &c.— Jacob, himself a shepherd, addresses his brethren of the same occupation with much courtesy; and either must have learned from his mother the language of this countr...
Genesis 29:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. Jacob said ... My brethren ... Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? He was the grandson of Nahor. Bethuel is pa...
Genesis 29:4 - 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 29:4 - 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 29:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob in Laban's Home Genesis 29:1-20 Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to run with patience the race that is set befo...
Genesis 29:4 - 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 29:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 7:2
Genesis 29:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jacob said unto them ,.... To the shepherds, though not expressly mentioned; it cannot be imagined he spoke to the flocks, but to the keepers of them: my brethren, whence [be] ye ? a kind and...
Genesis 29:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we. Ver. 4. And Jacob said. ] These petty passages are recorded, when the acts of mighty monarchs are unmention...
Genesis 29:4 - 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 29:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jacob's Arrival at Padan-aram. B. C. 1760. 1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came in...
Genesis 29:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He calls them my brethren, partly in token of respect and affection, and partly because they were of the same nature and employment with himself.
Genesis 29:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, from where are you?” And they said, “We are from Haran.” And he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” And he said t...
Genesis 29:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 29:1 . Went on his journey.] Heb. Lifted up his feet. (See Psalms 74:3 .) The idea is that he journeyed with alacrity. Rashi , the Jewish commentator, says, “his hear...
Genesis 29:4 - 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 29:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east Jacob’s experience on his journey I. THAT GOD’S PRESENCE WITH HIM MADE HIS DUTIES AND HIS TROUBLES LIGHT. He who...
Genesis 29:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 29:1 Then Jacob went on his journey (literally, lifted up his feet—a graphic description of traveling. Inspired by new hopes, and conscious of loftier aims than when...
Genesis 29:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob Arrives in Mesopotamia
Genesis 29:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Of Haran. Genesis 11:31 Genesis 24:10 Genesis 27:43 Genesis 28:10 Acts 7:2 Acts 7:4 Charran.

Genesis 29:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 29:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 29:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 29:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 29:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge