Genesis 35:10
“And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And God said unto him, thy name is Jacob,.... Which his parents gave him at his birth, and by, which he had been always…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 35:1-29
- The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 35:6-15
Jacob and his retinue having safely arrived at Bethel, we are here told what passed there.
I. There he built an altar…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Israel shall be thy name This change of name has been mentioned by J in Gen 32:28. For the change, cf. Gen 17:5; Gen…
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