Genesis 35:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. ”

Genesis 35:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Death of Isaac 8. דברה d e borâh , Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn - bākût , Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh , “length stretch.” A certain but unk...
Genesis 35:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they journeyed: and the (d) terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. (d) Thus, despite the inconvenience that came before,...
Genesis 35:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Goes to Bethel, where Elohim Appears to him as El Shaddai and Gives him the Name Israel. This section is mainly from E and P. To P belong Genesis 35:6 a , Genesis 35:9-13 ; Genesis 35:15...
Genesis 35:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. And the terror of God was upon the cities. It now manifestly appears that deliverance was not in vain promised to the holy man by God; since, amidst so many hostile swords, he goes forth n...
Genesis 35:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. The terror of God - A supernatural awe sent by the Almight...
Genesis 35:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The terror of God, &c.— The sacred writer here assigns a reason, why Jacob and his family were not pursued and cut off by the inhabitants of the neighbouring cities, for Simeon and Levi's cruel...
Genesis 35:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. The terror of God was upon the cities. There was eve...
Genesis 35:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob journeys by way of Bethel to Hebron. Death of Rachel and of Isaac 1. Jacob is commanded to go to Bethel and fulfil the vow he had once made there ( Genesis 28:20 ; Genesis 28:22 ).
Genesis 35:5 - 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 35:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JACOB'S RETURN Genesis 35:1-29 "As for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way."- Genesis 48:7 The words of the Wrestler at the brook Jabbok, "Let me g...
Genesis 35:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Blessed at Bethel Genesis 35:1-15 Thirty years before Jacob was at Bethel. Life was young then. He had only his staff. The future was unshaped and unknown. It was on the occasion of his f...
Genesis 35:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

God never abandons His children to the forces of evil circumstances resulting from their own folly. The fourth direct communication to Jacob was that which called him back to Beth-el. Again the evide...
Genesis 35:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What can be more gratifying, than to see how the LORD provides for his people, even in the very hearts of their enemies. What a cluster of scriptures might be gathered in proof of it; see Malachi 3:...
Genesis 35:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they journeyed ,.... Jacob and his family, with all that were with them, from Shechem to Bethel: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them ; an exceeding great pan...
Genesis 35:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. Ver. 5. The terror of God was upon the cities. ] The He...
Genesis 35:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The terror of God A great terror from God; was upon the cities Especially the cities nearest to Shechem, so that, although, humanly speaking, they were able, they were restrained from pursuing or...
Genesis 35:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BETHEL AT LAST Jacob knew he could not remain at Shechem, though it took a humiliating experience in his own house to drive him away from there. God speaks to him in no uncertain terms. He is to a...
Genesis 35:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jacob Summoned to Bethel; Jacob's Journeys towards Bethel. B. C. 1732. 1 And God said un...
Genesis 35:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The terror of God, i.e. a great terror sent from God, as Exodus 23:27 Joshua 2:9,11 2 Chronicles 14:14 , 2 Chronicles 17:10 . So we read of a sleep of God, 1 Samuel 26:12 . Nothing les...
Genesis 35:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And they began their journey, and a terror from God (or ‘a great terror') was on the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.' They made their escape fro...
Genesis 35:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 35:2 . The strange gods. ] These were such as the teraphim that Rachel had hidden ( Genesis 31:19 ), and possibly other idolatrous images used by the Shechemites.—...
Genesis 35:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 35:1 . And God said. This is the fifth vision in which the Lord appeared to Jacob; it marks a special providence over his safety, by removing him from the vicinity of Shechem to a peaceful...
Genesis 35:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there Jacob’s second journey to Bethel I. IT WAS UNDERTAKEN AT THE CALL OF GOD. II. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SPIRIT OF OBEDIENCE AND...
Genesis 35:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 35:1 And God —Elohim. The employment of this name for the Deity throughout the present chapter has been deemed conclusive evidence that, with Rome Jehovistic alterations...
Genesis 35:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob Moves to Bethel
Genesis 35:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 34:30 Exodus 15:15 Exodus 15:16 Exodus 23:27 Exodus 34:24 Deuteronomy 11:25 Joshua 2:9-11 Joshua 5:1 1 Samuel 11:7 1 Samuel 14:15 2 Chronicles 14:14 2 Chronicles 17:10...
Genesis 35:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the terror of God was upon the cities — Though the Canaanites were much exasperated against the sons of Jacob for their barbarous usage of the Shechemites; yet they were so restrained by a divi...

Genesis 35:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 35:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 35:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 35:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 35:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 35:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 35:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 35:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 35:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 35:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes