Genesis 32:22
“And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he rose up that night,.... In the middle of it, for it was long before break of day, as appears from Gen 32:24,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 32:1-32
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Passed over the ford Jabbok - This brook or rivulet rises in the mountains of Galaad, and falls into the Jordan at the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 32:13-23
Jacob, having piously made God his friend by a prayer, is here prudently endeavouring to make Esau his friend by a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 32:22-32
Jacob's Wrestling with the Angel
This passage forms the climax of Jacob's history. It records the occasion on which his…
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