Genesis 28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:5

And Isaac sent away Jacob ,.... From Beersheba; not in anger, or in a dishonourable way, but took his leave of him no doubt in an affectionate manner; as it is clear he went with his blessing, and had his good wishes for a prosperous journey: and he went to Padanaram ; which from Beersheba, according to some F8 Bunting's Travels, p. 72. , was four hundred and eighty miles: unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian ; some versions make Laban to be the Syrian, others Bethuel; it is a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:6

And when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob ,.... Had conferred the blessing before given, or had wished him a good journey; which perhaps may be all that Esau understood by it, and so was not so much offended with it: and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence ; which likewise might not be displeasing to him, partly as he understood it to be only on account of taking a wife, and not on account of his ill design upon him, which he might imagine his parents knew... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:7

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother ,.... As it became him, and as it becomes all children to be obedient to their parents in all things lawful they command them; and it would have been well if Esau had been obedient to them also in a like case, the case of his marriage: and was gone to Padanaram ; as they had enjoined him, to take a wife from thence. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:8

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father. Who he perceived was displeased with the daughters of Canaan, or that they were "evil in his eyes" F9 רעות בעיני "malae in oculis", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius, Schmidt. , offensive to him, and disapproved of by him, because of their ill manners: Rebekah is not mentioned, whose displeasure he cared not for. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:9

Then went Esau unto Ishmael ,.... Not to Ishmael in person, for he was now dead, Genesis 25:17 , and had been dead as is reckoned about fourteen years before this, but to the house of Ishmael: and took unto the wives which he had ; the daughters of Heth, and who seem by this to be both alive at this time: Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son ; the same with Bashemath, Genesis 36:3 ; as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it, this person having two names, and is further... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10

And Jacob went out from Beersheba ,.... Where Isaac and Rebekah now lived: from hence he went alone, without any servants to attend him, though perhaps not without letters of recommendation from his parents, testifying their affection to him, and that he came with their knowledge and consent, and was their heir, as Isaac had been to Abraham; nor without provisions, at least not without money to purchase them by the way, as appears by the oil he had, Genesis 28:18 , and went toward Haran... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:11

And he lighted upon a certain place ,.... Without any design to take up there, but as it were casually to him, though very providentially, after he had travelled forty eight miles; for so far it seems it was from Beersheba to Luz or Bethel F11 Bunting's Travels, p. 72. , as this place was called: and tarried there all night, because the sun was set ; which hindered his pursuing his journey any further that day, and therefore took a night's lodging here: and he took of the stones of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:12

And he dreamed ,.... As he slept; not a common dream, but under divine direction and influence: and, behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven : denoting either the providence of God, and the various steps of it, bringing about his own glory and the good of his people; and which is steady, firm, and sure, and reaches to all things here on earth; and in an especial manner is concerned about the people of God, their protection and safety; and is directed and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:13

And behold, the Lord stood above it ,.... Ordering, directing, and overruling all things in Providence, for the glory of his name and the good of his people; and may signify, as the ladder may be a figure of Christ, that Jehovah the Father, is above him, as man and Mediator, and makes himself known in and by him, and delivers out all his blessings and promises through him, both temporal and spiritual, and such as follow: and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:14

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth ,.... Innumerable, see Genesis 13:16 , and thou shalt spread abroad to the west ; or "the sea", the Mediterranean sea, which was west of the land of Canaan: and to the east, and to the north, and to the south ; not of the whole world, but of the land of Canaan: the meaning is, that his posterity should be numerous, and break out and spread themselves like a flood of water, and reach to the utmost bounds of the land on all sides: and... read more

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