Genesis 31:32
“With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now Rachel had taken the images,.... Hearing her father inquire about them, and her husband having given leave to search…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 31:1-55
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let him not live - It appears that anciently theft was punished by death; and we know that the patriarchs had the power…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:25-35
We have here the reasoning, not to say the rallying, that took place between Laban and Jacob at their meeting, in that…
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