Genesis 33:2

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. He put the handmaids and the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-16. Jacob and Esau meet peaceably. 17-20. Jacob settles in Canaan.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The passing over of Jacob, before his family, should remind us of Christ's unequalled love, in the moment of danger, amidst his disciples in the gard...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He put Rachel and Joseph hinder-most Giving those that were dearest to him most opportunity to escape. He passed over before them Exposing himsel...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Placing his best beloved in the last and safest place.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 33:3 . Bowed himself to the ground seven times.] “He bowed himself after the Eastern fashion, bending the body so that t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 h...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 33:1 , Genesis 33:2 And Jacob , having the day before dispatched his conciliatory gift to Esau, turned his back up...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob's meeting with Esau
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. The division of the caravan...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Rachel. Genesis 29:30 Genesis 30:22-24 Genesis 37:3 Malachi 3:17

² And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 33:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 33:2