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Numbers 24:18

Numbers 24:18
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,.... Meaning either David, or rather the Messiah; and so Jarchi…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Seir - The older name of the mountain-land, south of Moab, and east of the Arabah, which the Edomites inhabited Gen…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 24:15-25

The office of prophets was both to bless and to prophesy in the name of the Lord. Balaam, as a prophet, per force had…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

which were his enemies Heb. has simply -his enemies," attached very awkwardly to the preceding words. Perhaps a word has…