From Nave’s Topical Bible

Israel

Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.

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Passages listed
24
Books of the 66
1896
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1. A name given to JacobGenesis 32:24–32 2 Kings 17:34 Hosea 12:3 Hosea 12:4
2. A name of the Messiah in prophecyIsaiah 49:3
3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation
Also called ISRAELITES, and HEBREWSGenesis 43:32 Exodus 1:15 Exodus 9:7 Exodus 10:3 Exodus 21:2 Leviticus 23:42 Joshua 13:6
Etc1 Samuel 4:6 1 Samuel 13:3 1 Samuel 13:19 1 Samuel 14:11 1 Samuel 14:21 Philippians 3:5
(TRIBES OF ISRAEL were named after the sons of Jacob)
(Usually, in lists, the names of Levi and Joseph, two sons of Jacob, do not appear)
The descendants of Levi were consecrated to the rites of religion, and the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted by Jacob in Joseph's placeGenesis 48:5 Joshua 14:4
And their names appear in the catalogues of tribes instead of those of Levi and Joseph, as follows, ASHER, BENJAMIN, DAN, EPHRAIM, GAD, ISSACHAR, JUDAH, MANASSEH, NAPHTALI, REUBEN, SIMEON, ZEBULUN
Names of, seen in John's vision, on the gates of the New JerusalemRevelation 21:12
Prophecies concerningGenesis 15:5 Genesis 15:13 Genesis 25:23 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 27:28 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 27:40 Genesis 48:19 Genesis 49 Deuteronomy 33
Prophecies about the multitude ofGenesis 13:16 Genesis 15:5 Genesis 22:17 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 28:14

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Prophecies of their captivity in EqyptGenesis 15:13 Genesis 15:14 Acts 7:6 Acts 7:7
Divided into families, each of which had a chiefNumbers 25:14 Numbers 26 Numbers 36:1 Joshua 7:14 1 Chronicles 4 1 Chronicles 5 1 Chronicles 6 1 Chronicles 7 1 Chronicles 8
Number of, who went into EgyptGenesis 46:8–27 Exodus 1:5 Deuteronomy 10:22 Acts 7:14
Number of, at the time of the exodus withExodus 12:37 Exodus 12:38 Genesis 47:27 Exodus 1:7–20 Psalms 105:24 Acts 7:17
Number of, fit for military service when they left EgyptExodus 12:37
Number of, at Sinai, by tribesNumbers 1:1–50
Number of, after the plagueNumbers 26
Number of, when David counted (conducted a census)2 Samuel 24:1–9 1 Chronicles 21:5 1 Chronicles 21:6 1 Chronicles 27:23 1 Chronicles 27:24
Number of, after the captivityEzra 2:64 Nehemiah 7:66 Nehemiah 7:67
Number of, in John's apocalyptic visionRevelation 7:1–8
Lived in GoshenGenesis 46:28–34 Genesis 47:4–10 Genesis 47:27 Genesis 47:28
Lived in Egypt for four-hundred and thirty years withExodus 12:40 Exodus 12:41 Genesis 15:13 Acts 7:6 Galatians 3:17
Were enslaved and oppressed by the EgyptiansExodus 1 Exodus 2 Exodus 5 Acts 7:18–21
Their groaning heard by GodExodus 2:23–25
Moses commissioned as the delivererExodus 3:2–22 Exodus 4:1–17
The land of Egypt was plagued on their account
See Egypt
Exempt from the plaguesExodus 8:22 Exodus 8:23 Exodus 9:4–6 Exodus 9:26 Exodus 10:23 Exodus 11:7 Exodus 12:13
Children were spared when the firstborn of the Egyptians were killedExodus 12:13 Exodus 12:23
Instituted the PassoverExodus 12:1–28
Borrowed jewels from the EgyptiansExodus 11:2 Exodus 11:3 Exodus 12:35 Exodus 12:36 Psalms 105:37
Urged by the Egyptians to departExodus 12:31–39
Journey from Rameses to SuccothExodus 12:37–39
Made the journey by nightExodus 12:42
The day of their deliverance to be a memorialExodus 12:42 Exodus 13:3–16
Led by GodExodus 13:18 Exodus 13:21 Exodus 13:22
Providentially cared forDeuteronomy 8:3 Deuteronomy 8:4 Deuteronomy 29:5 Deuteronomy 29:6 Deuteronomy 34:7 Nehemiah 9:21 Psalms 105:37
See Manna
See Cloud, Pillar of
Journey from Succoth to EthamExodus 13:20
Journey to Pi-hahirothExodus 14:2 Numbers 33:5–7
Pursued by the EgyptiansExodus 14:5–31
Pass through the Red SeaExodus 14:19–22 Deuteronomy 11:4 Psalms 78 Psalms 105 Psalms 106 Psalms 136
The order of the marchNumbers 2
Journey to MarahExodus 15:23 Numbers 33:8
Complained on account of the bitter waterExodus 15:23–25
Water of, sweetenedExodus 15:25
Journey to ElimExodus 15:27 Numbers 33:9
For the itinerary, seeNumbers 33
Complained for foodExodus 16:2 Exodus 16:3
Provided with manna and quailExodus 16:4–36
Complained for lack of water at RephidimExodus 17:2–7
Water miraculously supplied from the rock at MeribahExodus 17:5–7
Defeat the AmalekitesExodus 17:13 Deuteronomy 25:17 Deuteronomy 25:18
Arrive at SinaiExodus 19:1 Numbers 33:15
At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, they organize a system of governmentExodus 18:25 Deuteronomy 1:9–17
The message of God to them, requiring that they must be obedient to his commandments, and as a reward they would be a holy nation to him, and their replyExodus 19:3–8
Sanctify themselves for receiving the lawExodus 19:10–15
The law delivered toExodus 20 Exodus 21 Exodus 22 Exodus 23 Exodus 24:1–4 Leviticus 25 Leviticus 26 Leviticus 27
The people receive it and covenant obedience to itExodus 24:3 Exodus 24:7
Idolatry ofExodus 32 Deuteronomy 9:17–21
The anger of the Lord in consequenceExodus 32:9–14
Moses' indignation; breaks the tables of stone; enters the camp; commands the Levites; three thousand dieExodus 32:19–35
Punished by a plagueExodus 32:35
Obduracy ofExodus 33:3 Exodus 34:9 Deuteronomy 9:12–29
God withdraws his presenceExodus 33:1–3
The mourning of, when God refused to lead themExodus 33:4–10
Tables renewedExodus 34
Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observedExodus 25 Exodus 26 Exodus 27 Exodus 28 Exodus 29 Exodus 30 Exodus 31
Gifts consecrated for the creation of the tabernacleExodus 35 Exodus 36:1–7 Numbers 7
The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctificationExodus 36:8–38 Exodus 37 Exodus 38 Exodus 39 Exodus 40
First sacrifice offered by, under the lawLeviticus 8:14–36 Leviticus 9:8–24
Second Passover observedNumbers 9:1–5
March out of the wildernessNumbers 10:11–36
For the itinerary, seeNumbers 33
The order of camping sites and the marchNumbers 2
Arrive at the border of CanaanNumbers 12:16
Send twelve spies to view the landNumbers 13 Numbers 32:8 Deuteronomy 1:22 Deuteronomy 1:25 Joshua 14:7
Return with a majority report and a minority reportNumbers 13:26–33 Numbers 14:6–10
Complaining over the reportNumbers 14:1–5
The judgment of God upon them in consequence of their unbelief and complainingNumbers 14:13–39
Reaction, and their purpose to enter the land; are defeated by the AmalekitesNumbers 14:40–45 Deuteronomy 1:41–45
Abide at KadeshDeuteronomy 1:46
Return to the wilderness, where they remain for thirty eight years, and all die except Joshua and CalebNumbers 14:20–39
Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and AbiramNumbers 16:1–40 Deuteronomy 11:6
Complain against Moses and Aaron, are plagued, fourteen-thousand and seven-hundred people die, plague stoppedNumbers 16:41–50
Complain for lack of water in Meribah; the rock is struckNumbers 20:1–13
Are refused passage through the country of EdomNumbers 20:14–21
The death of AaronNumbers 20:22 Numbers 20:29 Numbers 33:38 Numbers 33:39 Deuteronomy 10:6
Defeat the CanaanitesNumbers 21:1–3
Are scourged with fiery (poisonous) serpentsNumbers 21:4–9
Defeat the AmoritesNumbers 21:21–32 Deuteronomy 2:24–35
Defeat the king of BaashaNumbers 21:33–35 Deuteronomy 3:1–17
Arrive in the plains of Moab, at the fords of the Jordan RiverNumbers 22:1 Numbers 33:48 Numbers 33:49
Commit idolatry with the people of MoabNumbers 25:1–5
Punished by a plague in consequence, twenty-four thousand people dieNumbers 25:6–15 Numbers 26:1
The people numbered for the allotment of the landNumbers 26
The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritanceNumbers 27:1–11 Joshua 17:3–6
Conquest of the MidianitesNumbers 31
Nations dreadDeuteronomy 2:25
Renew the covenantDeuteronomy 29
Moses dies, and the people mournDeuteronomy 34
Joshua appointed the leaderNumbers 27:18–23 Deuteronomy 31:23
See Joshua
All who were numbered at Mount Sinai perished in the wilderness except Caleb and JoshuaNumbers 26:63 Numbers 26:65 Deuteronomy 2:14–16
Piety of those who entered CanaanJoshua 23:8 Judges 2:7–10 Jeremiah 2:2 Jeremiah 2:3
Men chosen to allot the lands of Canaan among the tribes and familiesNumbers 34:17–29
Remove from Shittim to the Jordan RiverJoshua 3:1
Cross the Jordan RiverJoshua 4
Circumcision observed and the Passover celebratedJoshua 5
Jericho capturedJoshua 6
Ai capturedJoshua 7 Joshua 8
Make a treaty with the GibeonitesJoshua 9
Defeat the five Amoritish kingsJoshua 10
Conquest of the land withJoshua 21:43–45 Judges 1
The land allottedJoshua 15 Joshua 16 Joshua 17 Joshua 18 Joshua 19 Joshua 20 Joshua 21
Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial misunderstood; the controversy which followed; its amicable resolutionJoshua 22
Joshua's exhortation immediately before his deathJoshua 23
Covenant renewed, death of JoshuaJoshua 24 Judges 2:8 Judges 2:9
Religious fidelity during the life of JoshuaJoshua 24:31 Judges 2:7
UNDER THE JUDGES
Public affairs administered four-hundred and fifty years by the judgesJudges 2:16–19 Acts 13:20
The original inhabitants not fully expelledJudges 1:27–36 Judges 3:1–7
Reproved by an angel for not casting out the original inhabitantsJudges 2:1–5
People turn to idolatryJudges 2:10–23
Delivered for their idolatry to the king of Mesopotamia during eight years, their repentance and deliveranceJudges 3:8–11
Renew their idolatry, and are put under tribute to the king of Moab during eighteen years, repent and are delivered by Ehud, eighty years of peace followJudges 3:12–30
Shamgar resists a foray of the Philistines and delivers IsraelJudges 3:31
People again do evil and are put under bonds to the king of Syria for twenty yearsJudges 4:1–3
Delivered by Deborah, a prophetess, and judgedJudges 4 Judges 5
Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by GideonJudges 6 Judges 7 Judges 8:1–28
See Gideon
Return to idolatryJudges 8:33 Judges 8:34
Abimelech foments an inter-tribal warJudges 9
Led by Tola for twenty-three yearsJudges 10:1 Judges 10:2
Led by Jair for twenty-two yearsJudges 10:3 Judges 10:4
The people backslide, and are given over to the Philistines for chastisement for eighteen years; they repent and turn to the Lord; they are delivered by JephthahJudges 10:6–18 Judges 11
The Ephraimites go to war against other tribes; they are defeated by JephthahJudges 12:1–7
Led by Ibzan for seven yearsJudges 12:8–10
Led by Elon for ten yearsJudges 12:11 Judges 12:12
Led by Abdon for eight yearsJudges 12:13–15
The people backslide again are chastened by the Philistines for forty yearsJudges 13:1
Led by Samson for twenty years with 13; 14; 15; 16Judges 15:20
Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribesJudges 19 Judges 20 Judges 21
Led by Eli for forty years with 1; 2; 3; 41 Samuel 4:18
Struck down by the Philistines at Eben-ezer1 Samuel 4:1 1 Samuel 4:2 1 Samuel 4:10 1 Samuel 4:11
They demand a king1 Samuel 8:5–20 Hosea 13:10
UNDER THE KINGS BEFORE THE SEPARATION INTO TWO KINGDOMS
Saul anointed as king1 Samuel 10 1 Samuel 11:12–15 1 Samuel 12:13
Ammonites invade Israel, are defeated1 Samuel 11
Philistines struck down1 Samuel 14
Amalekites defeated1 Samuel 15
David anointed as king1 Samuel 16:11–13
Goliath killed1 Samuel 17
Israel defeated by the Philistines, and Saul and his sons are killed1 Samuel 31
See Saul
David defeats the Amalekites1 Samuel 30 2 Samuel 1:1
David made king2 Samuel 2:4 2 Samuel 2:11
Ish-bosheth made king2 Samuel 2:8–10
The conflict between the two political factions2 Samuel 2:12–32 2 Samuel 3:1
David made king over all Israel2 Samuel 5:1–5
Conquests of David2 Samuel 8
Absalom's rebellion2 Samuel 15:18
See David
Solomon anointed as king1 Kings 1:32–40
The Temple built1 Kings 6
Solomon's palace built1 Kings 7
Solomon's death1 Kings 11:41–43
See Solomon
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES
(Foreshadowing circumstances indicating the separation)
Disagreement after Saul's death2 Samuel 2 1 Chronicles 12:23–40 1 Chronicles 13
Lukewarmness of the ten tribes, and zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's rebellion2 Samuel 19:41–43
The rebellion of Sheba2 Samuel 20
The two factions are distinguished as Israel and Judah during David's reign2 Samuel 21:2
ProvidentialZechariah 11:14
Revolt consummated under Rehoboam, son and successor of Solomon1 Kings 12:4
4. The name of the ten tribes that revolted from the house (kingdom) of David
Also called JACOBHosea 12:2
(The list of the kings of Israel, and the period of time in which they reigned. For the facts of their reigns see under each name)
1. Jeroboam, twenty-two years
2. Nadab, about two years
3. Baasha, twenty-four years
4. Elah, two years
5. Zimri, seven days
6. Omri, twelve years
7. Ahab, twenty-two years
8. Ahaziah, two years
9. Jehoram, twelve years
10. Jehu, twenty-eight years
11. Jehoahaz, seventeen years
12. Jehoash, sixteen years
13. Jeroboam II, forty-one years
14. Zachariah, six months
15. Shallum, one month
16. Menahem, ten years
17. Pekahiah, two years
18. Pekah, twenty years

This is one of Nave’s longest entries: 14 further headings are not printed here. Every passage he listed is in the Bible-order list below.

The passages, in Bible order (338)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Commentary on Genesis 13:161 voice
Note, The same God that provides the inheritance provides the heirs. He that has prepared the holy land prepares the holy seed; he that gives glory gives grace to make meet for glory.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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Genesis 15:5
And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
Commentary on Genesis 15:52 voices
Abram feared he should have no child at all, but God tells him his descendents should be so many as not to be numbered. So illustrious, as the stars of heaven for splendour; for to them pertained the glory, Rom. ix, 4. Abram's seed according to the flesh were like the dust of the earth, Chap. xiii, 16, but his spiritual seed are like the stars of heaven.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
What is the meaning then of the expression "he brought him outside"? The prophet is as it were led out, so that he goes outside of the body and sees the limitations imposed by the flesh that is his garment and the infusion of the Holy Spirit who makes a kind of visible descent. We too must exit from the confinement of this our temporary dwelling.
Ambrose of Milan· On AbrahamPatristic
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Genesis 15:13
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Commentary on Genesis 15:132 voices
Four hundred years - “Which began,” says Mr. Ainsworth, “when Ishmael, son of Hagar, mocked and persecuted Isaac, Gen 21:9; Gal 4:29; which fell out thirty years after the promise, Gen 12:3; which promise was four hundred and thirty years before the law, Gal 3:17; and four hundred and thirty years after that promise came Israel out of Egypt, Exo 12:41.”
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
And they shall afflict them - See Exod. i, 11. Those that are blessed and beloved of God are often afflicted by wicked men. This persecution began with mocking, when Ishmael the son of an Egyptian, persecuted Isaac, chap. xxi, 9, and it came at last to murder, the basest of murders, that of their new born children; so that more or less it continued 400 years.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
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Genesis 15:14
But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
Commentary on Genesis 15:142 voices
And also that nation, etc. - How remarkably was this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage, in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the immense wealth which the Israelites brought out of Egypt! Not a more circumstantial or literally fulfilled promise is to be found in the sacred writings.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
The punishing of persecutors is the judging of them; it is a righteous thing with God, and a particular act of justice, to recompense tribulation to those that trouble his people. The deliverance of Abram's seed out of Egypt. And afterwards shall they come out with great substance - Either after they have been afflicted 400 years, or, after the Egyptians are judged and plagued.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
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Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Commentary on Genesis 22:172 voices
Abraham lifted up his eyes . . . and behold . . . a ram, &c.--No method was more admirably calculated to give the patriarch a distinct idea of the purpose of grace than this scenic representation: and hence our Lord's allusion to it (Joh 8:56).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
Shall possess the gate of his enemies - Instead of gate the Septuagint have πολεις, cities; but as there is a very near resemblance between πολεις, cities, and πυλας, gates, the latter might have been the original reading in the Septuagint, though none of the MSS. now acknowledge it. By the gates may be meant all the strength, whether troops, counsels, or fortified cities of their enemies.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 25:23
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
Commentary on Genesis 25:232 voices
Two nations are in thy womb - “We have,” says Bishop Newton, “in the prophecies delivered respecting the sons of Isaac, ample proof that these prophecies were not meant so much of single persons as of whole nations descended from them; for what was predicted concerning Esau and Jacob was not verified in themselves, but in their posterity. The Edomites were the offspring of Esau, the Israelites were of Jacob; and who but the Author and Giver of life could foresee that two children in the womb would multiply into two nations?
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
Two nations are in thy womb - She was now big not only with two children, but two nations, which should not only in their manners greatly differ from each other, but in their interest contend with each other, and the issue of the contest should be that the elder should serve the younger, which was fulfilled in the subjection of the Edomites for many ages to the house of David.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
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Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Commentary on Genesis 26:41 voice
Observe, too, how the same promises are made to Isaac and to Jacob. For thus He speaks to Isaac: "And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." And to Jacob: "And in thee and in thy seed shall all families of the earth be blessed." He says that neither to Esau nor to Reuben, nor to any other; only to those of whom the Christ should arise, according to the dispensation, through the Virgin Mary. But if you would consider the blessing of Judah, you would perceive what I say.
Justin Martyr· Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter CXXPatristic
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Genesis 27:28
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
Commentary on Genesis 27:281 voice
God give thee of the dew of heaven - Bp. Newton’s view of these predictions is so correct and appropriate, as to leave no wish for any thing farther on the subject. “It is here foretold, and in Gen 27:39, of these two brethren, that as to situation, and other temporal advantages, they should be much alike.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
Commentary on Genesis 27:292 voices
Afterward the power of blessing is transferred again to the Immanuel himself. "And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be lord of your brother." The Immanuel was called "the firstborn" when he became so with reference to us, "among many brothers." But for this reason we must not forget that he is God and the Lord of the universe. We worship him as God, and he has reigned as God over those who are called from the brothers through grace.
Cyril of Alexandria· GLAPHYRA ON GENESIS, 3.173B-CPatristic
Let people serve thee - “However alike their temporal advantages were to each other,” says Bp. Newton, “in all spiritual gifts and graces the younger brother was to have the superiority, was to be the happy instrument of conveying the blessing to all nations: In thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed; and to this are to be referred, in their full force, those expressions: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
Commentary on Genesis 27:402 voices
(Verse 40.) And you shall serve your brother, and it shall come to pass when you shall have removed it, and shall have taken away his yoke from your neck. This signifies that the Edomites will serve the Jews, and that a time will come when they shall throw off the yoke of servitude from their neck and resist their dominion.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on GenesisPatristic
By thy sword shalt thou live - This does not absolutely mean that the Edomites should have constant wars; but that they should be of a fierce and warlike disposition, gaining their sustenance by hunting, and by predatory excursions upon the possessions of others. Bishop Newton speaks on this subject with his usual good sense and judgment: “The elder branch, it is here foretold, should delight more in war and violence, but yet should be subdued by the younger. By thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Commentary on Genesis 28:141 voice
Thy seed shall be as the dust - The people that shall descend from thee shall be extremely numerous, and in thee and thy seed - the Lord Jesus descending from thee, according to the flesh, shall all the families of the earth - not only all of thy race, but all the other families or tribes of mankind which have not proceeded from any branch of the Abrahamic family, be blessed; for Jesus Christ by the grace of God tasted death For Every Man, Heb 2:9.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 32:24–32
So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Commentary on Genesis 32:24–322 voices
Therefore Jacob, who had purified his heart of all pretenses and was manifesting a peaceable disposition, first cast off all that was his, then remained behind alone and wrestled with God. For whoever forsakes worldly things comes nearer to the image and likeness of God. What is it to wrestle with God other than to enter upon the struggle for virtue, to contend with one who is stronger and to become a better imitator of God than the others are?
Ambrose of Milan· On Jacob and the Blessed LifePatristic
And there wrestled a man with him - This was doubtless the Lord Jesus Christ, who, among the patriarchs, assumed that human form, which in the fullness of time he really took of a woman, and in which he dwelt thirty-three years among men. He is here styled an angel, because he was μεγαλης βουλης Αγγελος, (see the Septuagint, Isa 9:7), the Messenger of the great counsel or design to redeem fallen man from death, and bring him to eternal glory; see Gen 16:7. But it may be asked, Had he here a real human body, or only its form?
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 43:32
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
Commentary on Genesis 43:322 voices
Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination--The prejudice probably arose from the detestation in which, from the oppressions of the shepherd-kings, the nation held all of that occupation.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
(1.) He ordered three tables to be spread, one for his brethren, another for the Egyptians that dined with him (for so different were their customs that they did not care to eat together), another for himself, who durst not own himself a Hebrew, and yet would not sit with the Egyptians.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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Genesis 46:8–27
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
Commentary on Genesis 46:8–272 voices
These are the names of the children of Israel - It may be necessary to observe here, First, that several of these names are expressed differently elsewhere, Jemuel for Nemuel, Jachin for Jarib, Gershon for Gershom, etc.; compare Num 26:12; 1Ch 4:24. But it is no uncommon case for the same person to have different names, or the same name to be differently pronounced; See Clarke on Gen 25:18 (note).
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts coincide.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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Genesis 46:28–34
Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
Commentary on Genesis 46:28–342 voices
(v. 28) But Judah was sent ahead of him to Joseph, to meet him in the city of Heroum in the land of Ramesse. In Hebrew, there is no city called Heroum, nor a land called Ramesse, but only Gesen. Some Jews assert that Gesen is now called Thebaid. And what follows afterwards: He gave them the best land in Egypt, in Ramesse, which they believe to be the village called Arsenoites in ancient times.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on GenesisPatristic
He sent Judah before him unto Joseph - Judah was certainly a man of sense, and also an eloquent man; and of him Joseph must have had a very favorable opinion from the speech he delivered before him, Gen 44:18, etc.; he was therefore chosen as the most proper person to go before and announce Jacob’s arrival to his son Joseph.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Genesis 47:4–10
Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”
Commentary on Genesis 47:4–101 voice
For to sojourn . . . are we come--The royal conversation took the course which Joseph had anticipated (Ge 46:33), and they answered according to previous instructions--manifesting, however, in their determination to return to Canaan, a faith and piety which affords a hopeful symptom of their having become all, or most of them, religious men.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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