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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And God went up from him,.... Or "from above" him (x); by this it seems that there was a visible appearance of the glory…
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.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And God went up from him - This was not a vision, nor a strong mental impression, but a real manifestation of God. Jacob…
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
And God went up An expression descriptive of the manifestation in some external form, in which God appeared to Jacob.…
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