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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 29:4

Gen 29:4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we. Ver. 4. And Jacob said. ] These petty passages are recorded, when the acts of mighty monarchs are unmentioned; to show God’s dear respect to his poor servants. The lion and eagle were not offered in sacrifice as the lamb and dove were. Mr Fox being asked, whether he knew such an honest poor man, answered, I remember him well: I tell you, I forget lords and ladies, to remember such. So doth God. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 29:5

Gen 29:5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know [him]. Ver. 5. See Trapp on " Gen 29:4 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 29:6

Gen 29:6 And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. Ver. 6. And, behold, Rachel his daughter. ] Note, that our least and ordinary actions are ordered and directed by God; as Nathanael’s being under the fig tree, Joh 1:48 &c. Birds flying seem to fly at liberty, yet are guided by an overruling hand of Heaven: so are our thoughts, affections, actions. Sic curat Deus universos, quasi singulos; sic singulos, quasi... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 29:4

Of Haran: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:10, Acts 7:2, Acts 7:4, Charran Reciprocal: Genesis 11:26 - Abram 2 Kings 19:12 - Haran Isaiah 37:12 - Haran read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 29:5

son of: Genesis 24:24, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 31:53 Reciprocal: Genesis 11:26 - Abram Genesis 11:31 - Haran Genesis 24:10 - city read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 29:6

Is he well: Heb. there peace to him, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Exodus 18:7, 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Samuel 25:5, 2 Samuel 20:9 Reciprocal: Genesis 29:17 - Rachel Exodus 2:16 - they came 2 Samuel 11:7 - how Joab did 2 Kings 4:26 - Is it well with thee read more

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