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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:26

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors ,.... Jacob's blessings were greater and more numerous, both those which he himself had, and bestowed upon his offspring, than those that Abraham and Isaac had, he having more children than they, and blessings for everyone of them; whereas they each of them had but two, and one of these two were excluded the blessing: and besides, though these blessings were the same in substance bestowed on his progenitors, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:27

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf ,.... All the three Targums apply this prophecy to the priests offering the daily sacrifice, morning and evening, in the temple, which stood in the lot of Benjamin, and dividing what was left, and eating it. But it respects the tribe itself, compared to a wolf for its fortitude, courage, and valour, as well as for its rapaciousness, it being a warlike tribe; and the Jewish writers F17 Targum Jon. Aben Ezra & Gersom, in loc. say, that it is compared to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:28

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel ,.... The twelve sons of Jacob before mentioned were heads of twelve tribes, who were afterwards seated, and had their part in the land of Canaan; there were indeed thirteen tribes, two springing from Joseph; but then the tribe of Levi had no part in the land of Canaan, which was divided into twelve parts; this shows that the above predictions respect not the persons of the patriarchs, but their tribes: and this is it that their father spake... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:29

And he charged them, and said unto them ,.... The same charge he had given to Joseph he here renews, and lays it upon his sons, who were everyone of them to go along with Joseph to bury him in Canaan: I am to be gathered unto my people ; the people of God, the spirits of just men made perfect, the souls of all the saints who before this time had departed this life, and were in a state of happiness and bliss; called his people, because he and they were of the same mystical body the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:30

In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan ,.... This is so exactly described, that there might be no mistake about the place, see Genesis 23:17 , which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite, for a possession of a burying place ; this is observed if any of the successors of Ephron, or any of the Hittites, should lay any claim unto it, or dispute the right of Jacob's sons to bury him there. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:31

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ,.... Abraham buried Sarah there himself, and his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, buried him there: there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; we have no other account of the death of Rebekah, and her burial, but here; it is probable she died before Isaac, and that Isaac buried her in this cave; and here Esau and Jacob buried him: and there I buried Leah ; of whose death and burial we also read nowhere else but here; it is probable she... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:32

The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is there, was from the children of Heth. Which is repeated for the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of, that both the field and cave were bought by Abraham of Ephron the Hittite, and that the children of Heth were witnesses of the bargain, and of the payment of the money, and by whom the estate was made sure to Abraham; all which might be urged, if any controversy should arise about it; see Genesis 23:16 read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:22

The sum of a fruitful vine - This appears to me to refer to Jacob himself, who was blessed with such a numerous posterity that in two hundred and fifteen years after this his own descendants amounted to upwards of 600,000 effective men; and the figures here are intended to point out the continual growth and increase of his posterity. Jacob was a fruitful tree planted by a fountain, which because it was good would yield good fruit; and because it was planted near a fountain, from being... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:23

The chief archers - חצים בעלי baaley chitstsim , the masters of arrows - Joseph's brethren, who either used such weapons, while feeding their flocks in the deserts, for the protection of themselves and cattle, or for the purpose of hunting; and who probably excelled in archery. It may however refer to the bitter speeches and harsh words that they spoke to and of him, for they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him, Genesis 37:4 . Thus they sorely afflicted him, and were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained in strength - The more he was persecuted, either by his brethren or in Egypt, the more resplendent his uprightness and virtues shone: and the arms his extended power and influence, of his hands plans, designs, and particular operations of his prudence, judgment, discretion, etc., were all rendered successful by the hand - the powerful succor and protection, of the Mighty One of Jacob that God who blessed and protected all the counsels and plans of Jacob, and protected... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 49:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:24

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