Genesis 32:23
“And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he took them, and sent them over the brook,.... His wives and children, under the care of some of his servants:…
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…
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, 1882–1921
the stream The Jabbok is called a "stream" (naḥal) in Deu 3:16; Jos 12:2. On the word rendered "stream," see note on Gen…