“ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; ”
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים t e rāpı̂ym , Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentate...
Jacob's Flight. This section is, for the most part, from E, Genesis 31:1 ; Genesis 31:3 are from J, Genesis 31:18 (after cattle) from P. Jacob realises from the words of Laban's sons (J) and...
17. Then Jacob rose up. The departure of Jacob Moses afterwards more fully relates, he now only briefly says that “he rose up;” by which he means, that as soon as he could obtain the consent...
Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
Then Jacob arose, &c.— Finding his wives agreeable to his proposal, Jacob resolved to put it into execution; he accordingly seized the proper opportunity, when Laban was absent from home, emplo...
Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; Then Jacob rose up. Little time is spent by pastoral people in removing. The striking down the tents and poles, and stowing the...
Jacob's Return from Haran 4-13. Jacob attributes his prosperity to God's favour. 14-16. Rachel and Leah point out that their father had no claim on them, since Jacob had won them by his service...
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...
Jacob Leaves Laban Genesis 31:1-21 Jacob was a remarkable mixture. He had an eminently religious nature, and had intimate dealings with God. Note Genesis 31:3 ; Genesis 31:5 ; Genesis 31:7 ;...
In the midst of Jacob's success the second divine communication came to him, commanding him to return to the land of his fathers and giving him the promise, "I will be with thee." Thus, after at leas...
Teraphim: probably images for worship. Judges 17:5 ; 1 Samuel 19:13 .
Then Jacob rose up ,.... And went with them to Laban's house, where his children were, as is plain from Rachel's theft, Genesis 31:19 : and set his sons and his wives upon camels ; which were his...
Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; Ver. 17. Then Jacob rose up. ] Taking his time, when Laban was from home, shearing his sheep.
JACOB'S SECRET DEPARTURE The prosperity of Jacob could not but awaken the envy of Laban's sons. Jacob had gained all of this through his caring for their father's sheep: now the majority of the sh...
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gott...
Cir. 1739 No text from Poole on this verse.
Jacob is Commanded by Yahweh to Return Home and Tries to Slip Away (31:1-21). Genesis 31:1-2 ‘And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, a...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 31:7 . Changed my wages ten times.] Probably to be understood as a round number, meaning any number of times—as often as he could. The expression “ten times” is used for...
Genesis 31:1 . He heard the words of Laban's sons. Three causes are assigned for Jacob's abrupt removal: first, the bitter reproaches of Laban's sons: secondly, the consequent change in the counte...
Then Jacob rose up. Lessons 1. Concurrence of all things with the call of God points out the time of man’s obedience to him. 2. He that hath God’s call for himself and others to any undertak...
EXPOSITION Genesis 31:1 And he —Jacob had now served twenty years with Laban, and must accordingly have been in his ninety-seventh or seventy-seventh year ( vide Genesis 27:1 )— heard th...
upon camels. Genesis 24:10 Genesis 24:61 1 Samuel 30:17