Genesis 32:14
“Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes,
and twenty rams. And it seems this proportion of one he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 32:1-32
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Two hundred she-goats, etc. - This was a princely present, and such as was sufficient to have compensated Esau for any…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 32:13-23
Jacob, having piously made God his friend by a prayer, is here prudently endeavouring to make Esau his friend by a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
two hundred, &c. The numbers here given enable us to form some idea of the great size of Jacob's caravan. The animals…
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