John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 25:20
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife ,.... Which was three years after the death of his mother; Isaac was born when she was ninety, and therefore must be thirty seven when she died. The Jews say Rebekah was but fourteen, though it is highly probable she was older; who is described as the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian, of Padanaram ; so called to distinguish it from other Arams, as Aram of Damascus, &c.; this seems to be the same with Aram Naharaim, or... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 25:19-28
We have here an account of the birth of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah: their entrance into the world was (which is not usual) one of the most considerable parts of their story; nor is much related concerning Isaac but what had reference to his father while he lived and to his sons afterwards. For Isaac seems not to have been a man of action, nor much tried, but to have spent his days in quietness and silence. Now concerning Jacob and Esau we are here told, I. That they... read more