CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 31:7. Changed my wages ten times.] Probably to be understood
as a round number, meaning any number of times—as often as he could.
The expression “ten times” is used for frequently, in Numbers
14:22, and in other passages.—
GENESIS 31:11. THE ANGEL OF GOD.] This is, as else... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 31:34. The camel’s furniture.] “This was a packsaddle, in
the recesses of which articles might be deposited, and on which was a
seat or couch for the rider.” (_Murphy._)—
GENESIS 31:40. IN THE DAY THE DROUGHT CONSUMED ME, AND THE FROST BY
NIGHT.] In the East the hotter the... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 31:47. And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha; but Jacob called
it Galeed.] “It is remarkable that in giving these names Laban
chooses the Chaldee, Jacob the Hebrew, for the same meaning, _the heap
of witness._” (_Alford_.)—“These words are the oldest testimony
that in Mesopot... [ Continue Reading ]