Genesis 32:22-33 BSB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 32:22-23

"And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok. And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.""The Jabbok is a stream that flows west into the Jordan, entering it about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea."[10] "Today the Jabbok is known as the Zerka."[11] "The name Jabbok means wrestler, a name evidently given to it later in commemoration of Jacob's... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 32:24-32

PENIEL"And Jacob was left alone, and there wrestled a man with him till the breaking of day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:22

Genesis 32:22. Rose up that night— That is, towards the close of the night, before break of day; when setting forward his family, who crossed the brook called Jabbok, which rises out of the adjacent mountains of Gilead, he was left alone, choosing to be so, in order, no doubt, to address himself more fervently to God, and to strive earnestly with him for his blessing, which the subsequent wrestling was designed to figure, as the prophet Hosea, ch. Genesis 12:4. plainly informs us. That it was a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:24

Genesis 32:24. There wrestled a man with him, &c.— From the prophet Hosea, ch. Genesis 12:5. it appears undeniable, that this man or person, who wrestled with Jacob, was the same with him who appeared to him at Beth-el; that is, the second Divine Person, who assumed probably a human form, and whom the prophet Hosea calls the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial. This is equally evident from the name which Jacob gives the place where this transaction happened, Peni-el, the face of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:25

Genesis 32:25. And when he saw, &c.— The Angel or Divine Person prevailed not, because he was willing to give Jacob the apparent superiority. But, at the same time, to convince him how easily he could have prevailed; had he thought fit, by a single touch he dislocated the joint of his thigh: and hinting that it was time for him to depart, in order to give Jacob an opportunity to pursue his journey, as the day was breaking, Jacob shews that he had fully learned who he was, by saying, I will... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:27

Genesis 32:27. And he said unto him, What, &c.— This inquiry is made, not for information, but for the sake of giving the new name following. The words should here be rendered more properly, Genesis 32:28. Thy name shall be called not only Jacob, but Israel; or Israel rather than Jacob: that is, a man prevailing with God, rather than a supplanter. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:28

Genesis 32:28. For as a prince, &c.— Our translation renders these words of the Angel to Jacob, as if Jacob had prevailed over men as well as over him; whereas he had been so far from prevailing over the only two enemies he had, viz. Esau and Laban, that he had been forced to flee from them both. This makes it therefore necessary to have recourse to a better version of these words, if the original can bear us out in it; which it will do, without the least violence, or rather by following... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:29

Genesis 32:29. And Jacob said,—Tell me, I pray thee, thy name— i.e.. That I may do thee honour, and pay thee worship, under that peculiar attribute and title which suits this condescension and revelation of thyself to me. The Divine Person replies, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? as much as to say, Can'st thou be ignorant who I am, or how I have regarded thee and thy family? I who am the God of Beth-el, &c. But, fully to satisfy thee, I will bless thee; that is, most... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:31

Genesis 32:31. He halted upon his thigh, &c.— Some think that he continued to do so all his life after; others, that his lameness continued only for a time: the latter seems the most probable. However, to preserve the memory of this extraordinary event, the descendants of Israel eat not of that sinew (or tendon) of any animal, which fastens the hip-bone in its socket, which comprehends the flesh of that muscle which is connected with it. See Bishop Patrick. Some have been so scrupulous as... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 32:22

22. ford Jabbok—now the Zerka—a stream that rises among the mountains of Gilead, and running from east to west, enters the Jordan, about forty miles south of the Sea of Tiberias. At the ford it is ten yards wide. It is sometimes forded with difficulty; but in summer it is very shallow. he rose up and took—Unable to sleep, Jacob waded the ford in the night time by himself; and having ascertained its safety, he returned to the north bank and sent over his family and attendants, remaining behind,... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 32:22-23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 32:24-32

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:29

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 32:31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 32:22

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