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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. There is an elegant paronomasia, or an allusion to the name…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 49:1-33
- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh, “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related:…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Dan shall judge - Dan, whose name signifies judgment, was the eldest of Jacob's sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid, and he is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 49:13-21
Here we have Jacob's prophecy concerning six of his sons.
I. Concerning Zebulun (Gen 49:13), that his posterity should…
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