“ And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. ”
- 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...
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...
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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 and Esau Reconciled Genesis 33:1-17 Many things, like this meeting with Esau, are worse in anticipation than in actuality. The brothers were on the same old terms as before that filching...
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...
It is one thing to have enough of this world's goods, and it is another to have the Lord himself for our portion. Genesis 27:39 .
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother ,.... Or "I have much" o, and stand in no need of this present, or have much more than thou hast: keep that thou hast unto thyself ; for the use of himself...
And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. Ver. 10. As though I had seen the face of God. ] I cannot but see God, and his goodness, in thy so unexpected kindness....
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...
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. 6 Then the handm...
I neither need it for my use, nor desire it as a compensation for thy former injuries.
‘And Esau said, “I have enough. My brother, let what you have remain yours.” Esau does not want such favours from his brother. They are not necessary, for he is reasonably wealthy and has the means...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 33:3 . Bowed himself to the ground seven times.] “He bowed himself after the Eastern fashion, bending the body so that the face nearly touches the ground. The text gives...
Genesis 33:1-2 . And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids....
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 Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him The reconciliation of Jacob and Esau I. IT ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS OF THE TWO BROTHERS. 1. Esau was generous and forgivin...
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 presses his gifts upon Esau
have enough. Genesis 27:39 Proverbs 30:15 Ecclesiastes 4:8 my brother. Genesis 4:9 Genesis 27:41 Judges 20:23 Proverbs 16:7 Acts 9:17 Acts 21:20 Philemon 1:7 Philemon 1:16 keep...