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Verse Genesis 35:4. _AND - EAR-RINGS WHICH WERE IN THEIR EARS_]
Whether these rings were in the ears of the gods, or in those of
Jacob's family, we may rest assured that they were not mere ornaments,...
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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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JACOB GOES TO BETHEL, WHERE ELOHIM APPEARS TO HIM AS EL SHADDAI AND
GIVES HIM THE NAME ISRAEL. This section is mainly from E and P. To P
belong Genesis 35:6_ a_, Genesis 35:9; Genesis 35:15, the rest...
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_in their hand_ i.e. in their possession.
_the rings … ears_ The rings mentioned were probably not simple
earrings as in Genesis 24:22, but rings worn as charms, and amulets,
having symbols of heathe...
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ALL THE STRANGE GODS—AND ALL THEIR EAR-RINGS, &C.— St. Austin is
of opinion, that the _ear-rings_ mean the _jewels_ which were in the
ears of the idols. See Calmet. The word rendered _ear-rings,_
sign...
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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 THEY GAVE UNTO JACOB ALL THE STRANGE GODS WHICH WERE IN THEIR
HAND, AND ALL THEIR EARRINGS WHICH WERE IN THEIR EARS; AND JACOB HID
THEM UNDER THE OAK WHICH WAS BY SHECHEM._
They gave ... all the...
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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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EARRINGS] worn superstitiously as charms, and often inscribed with
magical formulæ. THE OAK] It was here perhaps that Joshua, hundreds
of years later, bade the Israelites put away the strange gods whi...
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Probably these foreign gods included the gods that Rachel had stolen
from Laban. (See Genesis 31:19 and the comment.)...
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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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EARRINGS. — Earrings seem to have been worn not so much for ornament
as for superstitious purposes, being regarded as talismans or amulets.
Hence it was from their earrings that Aaron made the golden...
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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 יִּתְּנ֣וּ אֶֽל ־יַעֲקֹ֗ב אֵ֣ת
כָּל ־אֱלֹה
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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 BLESSED AT BETHEL
Genesis 35:1
Thirty years before Jacob was at Bethel. Life was young then. He had
only his staff. The future was unshaped and unknown. It was on the
occasion of his first nigh...
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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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SPIRITUAL RENEWAL AT BETHEL
After such violent, vengeful acts, God called Jacob's to worship again
at Bethel. Before Jacob would go, he made everyone give up their idols
(compare Genesis 31:19). He a...
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And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their
hand, and [all their] (c) earrings which [were] in their ears; and
Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.
(e) For in...
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And the ear-rings. Hebrew, hanezamim; such as had been consecrated to
some idol, and adorned the ears of those false but gaudy deities.
(Menochius) --- Men and women used them likewise, as phylacterie...
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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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4._And they gave unto Jacob_. Though the holy man had his house in
suitable subordination; yet as all yielded such prompt obedience to
his command by casting away their idols, I doubt not that they we...
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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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THEY GAVE UNTO JACOB ALL THE STRANGE GODS WHICH [WERE] IN THEIR
HANDS,.... Whether in the hands of his servants or of the captives
taken at Shechem, or in the hands of his sons, who had them along wit...
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And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their
hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob
hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.
Ver. 4. _And th...
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_They gave unto Jacob all the strange gods_ Rather, _the gods of the
stranger; and all their ear-rings_ Either because they had been abused
to idolatry and superstition, and were therefore to be destr...
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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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And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their
hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid
them under the oak which was by Shechem. Jacob's command was so s...
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Jacob Moves to Bethel...
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4. _The departure to Bethel_. Genesis 35:1-8. AND GOD SAID TO
JACOB.—The warning to depart comes from Elohim, and hence Knobel and
Delitzsch regard the section in Genesis 1:35 as Elohistic, though
Kno...
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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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1-5 Beth-el was forgotten. But as many as God loves, he will remind
of neglected duties, one way or other, by conscience or by
providences. When we have vowed a vow to God, it is best not to defer
th...
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Either because they had been abused to idolatry and superstition at
Shechem, or elsewhere, and therefore were to be destroyed according to
God's command, now signified to Jacob, and afterwards deliver...
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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 35:4 gave H5414 (H8799) Jacob H3290 foreign H5236 gods H430
hands H3027 earrings H5141 ears H241 Jacob...
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‘And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their
hand, and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under
the oak which was by Shechem.'
These would include small images,...
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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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_Put away the strange gods that are among you_
THE PUTTING AWAY OF IDOLS
I. MANY CHRISTIANS ARE SUFFERING FROM SPIRITUAL DECLENSION. They
hardly realize it, it has crept on them so quietly; but they...
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_God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there_
JACOB’S SECOND JOURNEY TO BETHEL
I. IT WAS UNDERTAKEN AT THE CALL OF GOD.
II. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE SPIRIT OF OBEDIENCE AND CONSE...
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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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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 35:4 It is not clear whether THE RINGS THAT
WERE IN THEIR EARS were worn by the people or by the foreign gods.
Some ancient Near Eastern evidence indicates that idols could hav...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 35:2. THE STRANGE GODS.] These were such as the _teraphim_
that Rachel had hidden (Genesis 31:19), and possibly other idolatrous
images used by the Shechemites.—
Genesis 35:4...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 35:1
AND GOD—Elohim. The employment of this name for the Deity throughout
the present chapter has been deemed conclusive evidence that, with
Rome Jehovistic alterations, it belongs...
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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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ear-rings. Exodus 32:2 Judges 8:24 Hosea 2:13 hid them. Exodus 32:20
Deuteron
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And they gave to Jacob — His servants, and even the retainers to his
family, gave him all the strange gods, and the ear — rings they wore
either as charms, or to the honour of their gods. Jacob took c...