“ And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.g ”
- Jacob and Esau Meet 17. סכת sûkkôth , Sukkoth, “booths,” consisting of poles forming a roof covered with branches, leaves, or grass. 19. חמור chămôr Chamor, “ass, red, heap.” קשׂ...
And he erected there an altar, and called (g) it Elelohe-Israel. (g) He calls the sign, the thing which it signifies, in token that God had mightily delivered him.
Genesis 33. The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. Genesis 33:1-17 is in the main from J, but bits of E have been woven in ( Genesis 33:5 b , Genesis 33:10 b , Genesis 33:11 a ). The actu...
20. And he erected there an altar. Jacob having obtained a place in which he might provide for his family, set up the solemn service of God; as Moses before testified concerning Abraham and I...
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael. And he erected there an altar - It appears that Jacob had a very correct notion of the providence and mercy of God; hence he says, Genesis...
He erected there an altar— At the same place where Abraham had built his first altar, ch. Genesis 12:7 . Abraham dedicated his, To Jehovah appearing to him; Jacob his, To God, the God of Israel...
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel. Erected ... an altar. Abraham had, on his landing on the same spot in Canaan, erected an altar; and now Jacob, on his arrival fro...
1-16. Jacob and Esau meet peaceably. 17-20. Jacob settles in Canaan.
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 with the Shechemites Genesis 33:18-20 ; Genesis 34:1-17 Jacob was tempted by the fat pastures of Shechem, without thought or care of the character of its people, and he lived to bitterly...
The morning broke and Jacob-or Israel as he had now become- went forward to meet Esau. How strange a mixture there was in the make-up of this man is once more clearly evident. It is patent that fear...
El-elohe-Israel, is God, the God of Israel; meaning God in a covenant way. REFLECTIONS How sweetly doth grace induce all the finer affections of the heart, and constrain all our angry passions into...
And he erected there an altar ,.... To offer sacrifice upon to God, by way of thanksgiving, for the many mercies he had received since he went out of the land of Canaan, whither he was now returned;...
And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. Ver. 20. And he erected there an altar. ] (1.) As a memorial of the promises, and a symbol of God's presence; (2.) As an external profe...
He erected there an altar 1st, In thankfulness to God, for the good hand of his providence over him. 2d, That he might keep up religion and the worship of God in his family. He dedicated this altar...
THE BROTHERS MEET AGAIN Jacob's trepidation is not eased when he sees that Esau has passed by all the droves and is coming with his four hundred men to meet Jacob. He even divides his family at th...
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succot...
Or, called upon El-elohe-Israel, the particle lo being redundant, as such pronouns oft are, as Genesis 12:1 Joshua 20:2 .
Jacob Moves Into the Land of Promise - Revenge for Dinah ( Genesis 33:18 to Genesis 34:31 ) Some years have passed and now Jacob feels the time has come to return to the land of the covenant. Th...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 33:17 . Made booths for his cattle.] “ Booths, or folds, composed of upright stakes wattled together, and sheltered with leafy branches.” ( Murphy. )— Genesis 33:18 ....
El-elohe-Israel That is, God, the God of Israel. Jacob's act of faith, appropriating his new name, but also claiming Elohim in this new sense as the God through whom alone he could walk accord...
Genesis 33:20 ; Genesis 34:1 In erecting this altar Jacob both set up a witness against the false worship and idolatry of the people among whom he dwelt, and at the same time provided a church...
Genesis 33:3 . Bowed himself to the ground. He then rose and walked a little farther, and bowed again; so he did seven times until he approached his brother. Homage of this kind was first paid to...
And he bought a parcel of a field Jacob’s faith and piety I. HIS FAITH. He bought a parcel of ground as a pledge of his faith in the future possession of that country by his posterity ( Genesis...
EXPOSITION Genesis 33:1 , Genesis 33:2 And Jacob , having the day before dispatched his conciliatory gift to Esau, turned his back upon the Jabbok, having crossed to the south bank, i...
Jacob Returns to Canaan
altar. Genesis 8:20 Genesis 12:7 Genesis 12:8 Genesis 13:18 Genesis 21:33 El-elohe-Israel. i.e., God, the God of Israel. Genesis 32:28 Genesis 35:7
He erected an altar — In thankfulness to God for the good hand of his providence over him. That he might keep up religion, and the worship of God in his family. He dedicated this altar to the honou...