And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.Rebekah is here called Jacob's and Esau's mother - Jacob is named first, not only because he had always been his mother's darling, but because he was now made his father's heir, and Esau was postponed. read more
1. Called… blessed… charged Isaac fully acquiesces in what he now knows to be the divine will . He follows the example of Abraham, his father, in seeking his son a wife from among his own kindred . Comp . Genesis 24:3-4. read more
2. Padan-aram See on Genesis 24:10. read more
3. God Almighty bless thee This divine name, El Shaddai, is the same as that under which Jehovah appeared to Abraham when he instituted the covenant of circumcision, (see chap . 17:1,) and in this name Isaac now invokes on Jacob the blessings there promised to Abraham . A multitude Or, a congregation; קהל , an assembly . Here is a prophecy and promise of the Church of the living God. ESAU MARRIES MAHALATH, 6-9. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 28:3-4
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.Two great promises Abraham was blessed with, and Isaac here entails them both upon Jacob. (1.) The promise of heirs, God make thee fruitful and multiply thee1. Through his loins that people should descend from Abraham... read more