Genesis 27:36
“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, is not he rightly named Jacob?.... As he was by his parents, and those that were at his birth, because he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 27:1-46
- Isaac Blessing His Sons The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Is not he rightly named Jacob? - See note on Gen 25:26.
He took away my birthright - So he might say with considerable…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 27:30-40
Here is, I. The covenant-blessing denied to Esau. He that made so light of the birthright would now have inherited the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
rightly named Jacob See note on Gen 25:26.
supplanted i.e. "outwitted," "overreached by guile." The word in the original…
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