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Genesis 35:27

in Genesis 35

Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

KJV

And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

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This verse in Genesis 35

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis · Written before 420.

(Verse 7.) And Jacob came to his father Isaac in Mamre, the city of Arba, which is Hebron. Arba was formerly a great city with fields surrounding it, while Hebron itself is situated on a mountain. This city is also called Mamre, as it has been called since ancient times by Abraham's friend.

This site's exposition

Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre

on Genesis 35:27-29

Jacob reaches his father at Mamre near Hebron, and Genesis records nothing of the meeting, though the last words between these two were a stolen blessing and a brother's threat to kill. Isaac lives 180 years, and Esau and Jacob bury him together. Gill works out that Isaac was alive twelve years after Joseph was sold, so the death is reported here to close the account.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Probably he did this now upon the death of Rebekah, by which Isaac was left solitary, and not disposed to marry again. The age and death of Isaac are here recorded, though it appears, by computation, that he died not till many years after Joseph was sold into Egypt, and much about the time that he was preferred there.

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

And Jacob came unto Isaac his father - We may suppose he had visited him before since his return, for he sore longed after his father's house, but never 'till now brought his family to settle with him, or near him. Probably he did this now upon the death of Rebekah, by which Isaac was left solitary.
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The city of Arbah, (which is Hebron) - See Gen 23:2. It has been conjectured that Jacob must have paid a visit to his father before this time, as previously to this he had been some years in Canaan; but now, as he was approaching to his end, Jacob is supposed to have gone to live with and comfort him in his declining days.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיָּבֹ֤אand he came

    vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times

  • יַעֲקֹב֙Jacob

    yaakoH3290 →350 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יִצְחָ֣קIsaac

    yitzchakH3327 →108 times

  • אָבִ֔יוfather his

    ʾavivH1 →1212 times

  • מַמְרֵ֖אMamre

    mamre'H4471 →10 times

  • קִרְיַ֣תKiriath

    kiryatH7153 →18 times

  • הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע<the> Arba

    haarba'H7153 →18 times

  • הִ֣ואthat

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • חֶבְר֔וֹן[is] Hebron

    chevronH2275 →72 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־where

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • גָּֽר־he had sojourned

    gar-H1481 →97 times

  • שָׁ֥םthere

    shamH8033 →834 times

  • אַבְרָהָ֖םAbraham

    ʾavrahamH85 →175 times

  • וְיִצְחָֽק׃and Isaac

    veyitzchakH3327 →108 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.7 worksGenesis 23:19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.5 worksGenesis 37:14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,5 worksHebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.5 worksGenesis 18:1Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.4 worksJoshua 15:13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.3 worksGenesis 28:5So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.2 worksGenesis 27:43–45So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.2 works2 Samuel 2:3David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.2 worksJoshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)2 works2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.2 works2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.2 worksJoshua 14:12–15Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”2 works2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.2 works2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.2 works2 Samuel 2:11And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.2 worksGenesis 14:13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 18:1

    Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 14:13

      Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Genesis 13:18

      So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Genesis 48:3

      Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

    • Genesis 26:2

      The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.

    • Acts 7:2

      And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

  • Through

    Genesis 13:18

    So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 8:20

      Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

    • Genesis 18:1

      Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

  • Through

    Genesis 23:2

    She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 23:19

      After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

The Creation of Light, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Creation of Light, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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