Genesis 31:52
“This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And early in the morning Laban rose up,.... In order to prepare for, and set forward on his journey home:
and kissed…
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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:43-55
We have here the compromising of the matter between Laban and Jacob. Laban had nothing to say in reply to Jacob's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 31:23-55
The Pursuit of Laban, &c.
23. his brethren i.e. the men of his kindred and clan, as in Gen 31:31; Gen 31:31. Jacob is…