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Verse Genesis 31:46. _MADE A HEAP_] גל _gal_, translated _heap_,
signifies properly a _round_ heap; and this heap was probably made for
the double purpose of an _altar_ and a _table_, and Jacob's ston...
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- Jacob’s Flight from Haran
19. תרפים _t__e__rāpı̂ym_, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen
times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter,
and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. It is...
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CHAPTER 31 JACOB'S SERVITUDE ENDED AND FLIGHT FROM LABAN
_ 1. Laban's behavior and God's commandment (Genesis 31:1)_
2. The dream vision to return to the land (Genesis 31:11)
3. Jacob's flight (Gen...
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GENESIS 31:22 TO GENESIS 32:2. AFTER MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS, JACOB AND
LABAN MAKE A COVENANT TO REFRAIN FROM AGGRESSION ON EACH OTHER'S
TERRITORIES. The analysis is uncertain; Gunkel assigns Genesis 31...
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EAT: i.e. of the covenant sacrifices. Compare Genesis 26:30; Exodus
24:5; Exodus 24:11....
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_his brethren_ i.e. his followers and companions; see Genesis 31:23_;
Genesis 31:32_.
_an heap_ Heb. _gal_. What we should now call a "cairn," on the top of
a mountain. Lat. _tumulus_....
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The Pursuit of Laban, &c.
23. _his brethren_ i.e. the men of his kindred and clan, as in Genesis
31:25_; Genesis 31:32_. Jacob is similarly attended; cf. Genesis
31:37;...
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MADE AN HEAP, &C.— This monument, says Parker, Jacob seems to have
erected after the same manner as he did that of _Beth-el._ It must not
be supposed to have been a heap of loose stones; for then it c...
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PART FORTY-TWO
THE STORY OF JACOB: HIS RETURN TO CANAAN
(Genesis 31:17 to Genesis 33:20)
1. _The Covenant in Gilead: The Biblical Account_ (Genesis
31:17-55)_._
17 Then Jacob rose up, an
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_AND JACOB TOOK A STONE, AND SET IT UP FOR A PILLAR._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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JACOB'S RETURN FROM HARAN
4-13. Jacob attributes his prosperity to God's favour.
14-16. Rachel and Leah point out that their father had no claim on
them, since Jacob had won them by his services, an...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 31
GOD TELLS JACOB TO RETURN
V1 Laban’s sons said, ‘Jacob has taken all that belonged to our
father. He has gained all his wealth from our father...
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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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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב לְ אֶחָיו֙
לִקְט֣וּ אֲבָ
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THE COVENANT BETWEEN JACOB AND LABAN
Genesis 31:43
In our time covenants are engrossed on parchment, so that there may be
written documentary evidence accessible, to prove that certain
transactions h...
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In the midst of Jacob's success the second divine communication came
to him, commanding him to return to the land of his fathers and giving
him the promise, "I will be with thee." Thus, after at least...
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THE COVENANT BETWEEN JACOB AND LABAN
Though Jacob accused Laban of intending to do him harm if God had not
warned him, Laban claimed he would not hurt his own family. Perhaps to
save embarrassment be...
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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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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 JACOB SAID UNTO HIS BRETHREN, GATHER STONES,.... Not to his sons,
as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi; these would not be called
brethren, and were not fit, being too young to be employed in
gath...
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And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones,
and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
_Ver.46. And Jacob said unto his brethren._] As well Laban's company
as...
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1 Iacob vpon displeasure departeth secretly.
19 Rachel stealeth her fathers images.
22 Laban pursueth after him,
26 and complaineth of the wrong.
34 Rachels policie to hide the images.
36 Iacobs...
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And Jacob said unto his brethren, his kinsmen that had come with
Laban, Gather stones; and they took stones, AND MADE AN HEAP; AND THEY
DID EAT THERE UPON THE HEAP, which designated the friendly commu...
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The Covenant on Mount Gilead...
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FOURTH SECTION
_Jacob’s flight. Laban’s persecution. The covenant between the two
on the mountain of Gilead. Departure._
GENESIS 31:4 TO GENESIS 32:2
, 4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to...
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JACOB'S SECRET DEPARTURE
The prosperity of Jacob could not but awaken the envy of Laban's sons.
Jacob had gained all of this through his caring for their father's
sheep: now the majority of the sheep...
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43-55 Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob,
therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to
own himself in fault, as he ought to have done. But he proposes a
c...
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To wit, afterwards, GENESIS 31:54, though it be here mentioned by
anticipation. THEY DID EAT THERE UPON THE HEAP, or rather _by_ or
_beside the heap, _ as the Hebrew particle _al_ is oft understood, a...
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These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the
principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before
us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
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Genesis 31:46 Jacob H3290 said H559 (H8799) brethren H251 Gather H3950
(H8798) stones H68 took H3947 ...
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‘And Jacob took a stone and set it up for a pillar, and Jacob said
to his brothers, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a
heap, and they ate there by the heap.'
This was clearly acceded to...
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CONTENTS: Jacob's resolution to return. Laban's hot pursuit; their
quarrel and final agreement.
CHARACTERS: Laban, Jacob, Rachael, Leah.
CONCLUSION: The safety of believers under trying circumstance...
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Genesis 31:1. _He heard the words of Laban's sons._ Three causes are
assigned for Jacob's abrupt removal: first, the bitter reproaches of
Laban's sons: secondly, the consequent change in the countenan...
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_Let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness
between me and thee_
LABAN’S COVENANT WITH JACOB
I. IT WAS FORCED UPON HIM BY CIRCUMSTANCES.
1. His long journey in pursuit of Jacob...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:45 The creation of two “witnesses”
may have been intended to emphasize the seriousness of the oath. More
likely, the two witnesses reflect in some way the deities Jacob and...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:19 Fearful that Laban will prevent him
from leaving Paddan-aram, Jacob escapes when his father-in-law is away
shearing sheep. When Laban discovers what has happened, he purs...
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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...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 31:45
AND JACOB TOOK A STONE, AND SET IT UP _for_ A PILLAR—or _Matzebah_,_
as a _memorial or witness of the covenant about to be formed (Genesis
31:52); a different tran
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And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away
all that was our father's; and all that which was our father's hath he
gotten all this glory (Genesis 31:1).
In other words, they...