Genesis 31:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. The angel of God spake unto me in a dream - It is strange that we had not heard of this dream before; and yet it seems to have taken place before the cattle brought forth, immediately after the bargain between him and Laban. If we follow the Samaritan the difficulty is at once removed, for it gives us the whole of this dream after Genesis 30:36 of the preceding chapter,