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Verse Genesis 35:22. _REUBEN WENT AND LAY WITH BILHAH HIS FATHER'S_
_CONCUBINE_] Jonathan, in his Targum, says that Reuben only overthrew
the bed of Bilhah, which was set up opposite to the bed of hi...
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- The Death of Isaac
8. דברה _d__e__borâh_, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת
אלּון _'alôn_-_bākût_, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”
16. כברה _kı̂brâh_, “length stretc
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CHAPTER 35 JACOB AT BETHEL AND THREE DEATHS
_ 1. The divine commandment (Genesis 35:1)_
2. The defilement put away (Genesis 35:2)
3. The journey to Bethel and the altar (Genesis 35:5)
4. Deborah,...
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GENESIS 35:16 A. RACHEL DIES AT THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN.
Genesis 35:16 is assigned by some to J and by some to E. There is no
decisive reason for either. Genesis 35:21_ a_ is from J. The use of
Israel a...
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(J). Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel
"The meaning of the statement that Rachel died when Benjamin was born
is that the formation of the new tribe Benjamin broke up the old tribe
Rachel" (Bennet...
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REUBEN WENT, &C.— Dr. Kennicott says, this is one of the twenty-five
or twenty-eight places, where the Jewish transcribers have left a
vacant place in their manuscripts in the middle of the verse; and...
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PART FORTY-THREE
THE STORY OF JACOB: INCIDENTS IN CANAAN
(Genesis 34:1 to Genesis 35:28)
The Biblical Account
1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob went out to
see the daughters...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN ISRAEL DWELT IN THAT LAND, THAT REUBEN WENT
AND LAY WITH BILHAH HIS FATHER'S CONCUBINE: AND ISRAEL HEARD IT. NOW
THE SONS OF JACOB WERE TWELVE:_
Reuben ... lay with Bilhah...
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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)....
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By this crime Reuben, the eldest son, forfeited the birthright
(Genesis 49:3) like Simeon and Levi before him: see on Genesis 34:28....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 35
JACOB MOVES TO BETHEL
V1 God said to Jacob, ‘Move away from here. Go to Bethel and live
there. Make an *altar there for me. I am God. I appear...
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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 up his des...
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REUBEN. — Again another grief for Jacob to mar his return home, and
this time it arises from the sin of his first-born, who thereby
forfeits the birthright. It was the thought of these miseries,
follo...
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וַ יְהִ֗י בִּ שְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
בָּ †...
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JACOB'S RETURN
Genesis 35:1
"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 go, for the...
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JACOB'S SONS; ESAU'S SONS; ISAAC'S DEATH
Genesis 35:16; Genesis 36:1
From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the
other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if we are to bea...
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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 eviden...
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THE DEATHS OF RACHEL AND ISAAC
As they continued their journey away from Bethel, Rachel experienced a
very difficult time in childbirth. She named the boy born on that day
Ben-Oni, or "son of my sorro...
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And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went
and (h) lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard [it].
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
(h) This teaches that t...
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More grief for Jacob. 1 Corinthians 5:1; Genesis 49:4....
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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22._Reuben went and lay with Bilhah_. A sad and even tragic history is
now related concerning the incestuous intercourse of Reuben with his
mother-in-law. Moses, indeed, calls Bilhah Jacob’s concubine...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35.
I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the
Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not
possessed; but...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN ISRAEL DWELT IN THAT LAND,.... In that part
of it near Bethlehem:
THAT REUBEN WENT AND LAY WITH BILHAH HIS FATHER'S CONCUBINE; his
concubine wife; she was the maid that Rach...
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_And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went
and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard [it]. Now
the sons of Jacob were twelve:_
Ver. 23. Reuben, Jacob's...
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_When Israel dwelt in that land_ And probably was absent from his
family, which might be the unhappy occasion of these disorders.
Though, perhaps, Bilhah was the greater criminal, yet Reuben's crime
w...
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1 God sendeth Iacob to Bethel.
2 He purgeth his house of idols.
6 He buildeth an Altar at Bethel.
8 Deborah dieth at Allon Bachuth.
9 God blesseth Iacob at Bethel.
16 Rachel traueileth of Beniami...
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EIGHTH SECTION
_The station at the tower of Edar. Reuben’s crime. Jacob’s sons.
His return to Isaac and Hebron (Rebekah no longer living). Isaac’s
death. His burial by Esau and Jacob._
GENESIS 35:21...
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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 arise...
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21-29 What a sore affliction Reuben's sin was, is shown, " and Israel
heard it." No more is said, but that is enough. Reuben thought that
his father would never hear of it; but those that promise the...
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This was a horrid incest; for concubines were a sort of wives. See
GENESIS 22:24, GENESIS 25:1. ISRAEL HEARD IT, and doubtless sadly
resented it, both in Reuben, as appears from Genesis 49:4...
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"And God said unto Jacob. Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there."
This confirms the principle on which we have been dwelling. When there
is failure or declension, the Lord calls the soul back to Hims...
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Genesis 35:22 Israel H3478 dwelt H7931 (H8800) land H776 Reuben H7205
went H3212 (H8799) lay H7901 ...
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‘And Israel journeyed and spread his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.'
The name means ‘cattle tower.' It is unidentified but clearly
obtained its name from some well known local landmark. But what is
si...
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CONTENTS: Jacob's return to Bethel and renewed communion. Death of
Rachael. Birth of Benjamin. Death of Isaac.
CHARACTERS: Jacob, Deborah, Rebekah, Rachael, Benjamin, Reuben,
Bilhah, Isaac, Esau.
CO...
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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 dw...
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_The sons of Jacob_
I.
SIGNIFICANCE OF NAMES. Proper names had among them (the Hebrews) a
deeper meaning, and were more closely connected in men’s thoughts
with character and condition, than among a...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 35:22 REUBEN WENT AND LAY WITH BILHAH HIS
FATHER’S CONCUBINE. While Reuben’s action may have been prompted
by lust, it challenged Jacob’s position as head of the household.
Jac...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 35:1 Jacob moves by stages from Shechem to
Bethel, eventually coming to Hebron, where his father Isaac is still
alive. Transformed by the experiences of Bethel and Peniel, Jaco...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 35:21. Tower of Edar.] Probably a watch-tower for the purpose
of guarding the flocks. (2 Kings 18:8; 2 Chronicles 26:10;...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 35:16
AND THEY JOURNEYED—not in opposition to the Divine commandment
(Genesis 35:1), which did not enjoin a permanent settlement at Bethel,
but in accordance probably with his own...
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And so God said to Jacob, Arise, and go up to Bethel (Genesis 35:1),
Now Jacob is afraid. Hey, the kings are going to get together. They're
going to attack me and wipe me out. And so "God is saying to...
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lay with. Genesis 49:4 Leviticus 18:8 2 Samuel 16:21 2 Samuel 16:22...
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When Israel dwelt in that land — As if he were then absent from his
family, which might be the unhappy occasion of these disorders. Though
perhaps Bilhah was the greater criminal, yet Reuben's crime w...