Genesis 28:10-32:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

We have here Jacob upon his journey towards Syria, in a very desolate condition, like one that was sent to seek his fortune; but we find that, though he was alone, yet he was not alone, for the Father was with him, John 16:32. If what is here recorded happened (as it should seem it did) the first night, he had made a long day's journey from Beersheba to Bethel, above forty miles. Providence brought him to a convenient place, probably shaded with trees, to rest himself in that night; and there... read more

John Gill

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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:10

Verse 10 10.And Jacob went out. In the course of this history we must especially observe, how the Lord preserved his own Church in the person of one man. For Isaac, on account of his age, lay like a dry trunk; and although the living root of piety was concealed within his breast, yet no hope of further offspring remained in his exhausted and barren old age. Esau, like a green and flourishing branch, had much of show and splendor, but his vigor was only momentary. Jacob, as a severed twig, was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10

And Jacob went out from Beersheba,— in obedience to his father's commandment to seek a wife ( Genesis 28:2 ), but also in compliance with his mother's counsel to evade the wrath of Esau ( Genesis 27:43 ; cf. Hosea 12:12 . On Beersheba vide Genesis 21:31 ; Genesis 26:33 — and went towards Haran —probably along the route traversed by Abraham's servant (cf. Genesis 14:10 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob at Bethel, or heaven opened. I. THE LONELY SLEEPER . 1. His desolate condition . Exiled from home, fleeing from the murderous resentment of a brother, o'er-canopied by the star-lit firmament, remote from human habitation, and encompassed by a heathen population, on the bleak summit of the Bethel plateau, upwards of sixty miles from Beersheba, the wandering son of Isaac makes his evening couch with a stone slab for his pillow, an emblem of many another footsore and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob's dream. Where revelations had been vouchsafed it was supposed that they would be repeated. The stony pillow on which the weary head rested may be changed by the visitation of Divine grace into the meeting-place of heaven and earth. The morning beams breaking in upon the shadowy refuge of the night are transfigured into a dream of covenant blessing. The ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reached to heaven. Angels of God on the way of mediation, ascending, descending, carrying... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 28:1-22

- Jacob’s Journey to Haran3. קהל qâhāl, “congregation.”9. מחלת māchălat, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”19. לוּז lûz, Luz, “almond.”The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. Jacob now becomes the leading figure in the sacred history. His spiritual character has yet come out to view. But even now we can discern the general distinction in the lives of the three patriarchs. Abraham’s is a life of authority and decision;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 28:10

Genesis 28:10. Jacob went out from Beer-sheba Unattended and alone, God, in his wise providence, so ordering it, for the greater illustration of his care over, and kindness toward him. But the great simplicity, humility, and innocence of those times, made many things usual then, which would now appear ridiculous. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

28:10-36:43 JACOB ESTABLISHES THE FAMILYJacob’s marriages (28:10-29:30)Before Jacob left Canaan, God appeared to him in a dream. In spite of Jacob’s shameful behaviour, God repeated to him the covenant promises given earlier to Abraham and Isaac, promising also to bring him back safely to Canaan (10-15; cf. 12:1-3; 26:24). In return for God’s favour to him, Jacob promised to be loyal in his devotion and generous in his offerings. He named the place where he met God, Bethel (16-22).From Bethel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 28:10

And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), emphasizing the items in verses: Genesis 28:10-15 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 28:1-22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 28:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 28:10

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