Genesis 2:3
“And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it,.... A day in which he took delight and pleasure, having finished all…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 2:1-3
- The Seventh Day 1. צבא tsābā' “a host in marching order,” a company of persons or things in the order of their…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And God blessed the seventh day - The original word ברך barach, which is generally rendered to bless, has a very…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 2:1-3
We have here, I. The settlement of the kingdom of nature, in God's resting from the work of creation, Gen 2:1, Gen 2:2.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And God blessed the seventh day) It was the belief of the devout Israelite that in some mysterious way God at the…
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