Genesis 31:55
“And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.”
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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
Kissed his sons and his daughters - That is, his grandchildren, Jacob's eleven sons with Dinah their sister, and their…
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, 1882–1921
sons and … daughters Cf. Gen 31:31; Gen 31:31. His grandchildren as well as his two daughters.
unto his place i.e. his…
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