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Genesis 31:40
Genesis 31:40
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Genesis 31 — OverviewGenesis 31 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJacob was a very honest good man, a man of great devotion and
integrity, yet he had more trouble and vexation than any of the
patriarchs. He left his father's house in a fright, went to his uncle's
in distress,…Genesis 31 — OverviewGenesis 31 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 31:1, Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly; Genesis 31:19, Rachel steals her father’s images; Genesis 31:22, Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong; Genesis 31:34,…Genesis 31 — OverviewGenesis 31 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates how that Jacob observing that Laban and his sons envied his prosperity, and having a call from God to return to his own country, acquaints his wives with it; and reports to them Laban's ill usage of…Genesis 31:22-44Genesis 31:22-44 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
Genesis 31:22, Genesis 31:23
And it was told Laban on the third day—i.e. the third after Jacob's departure, the distance between the two sheep-stations being a three days' journey (vide Genesis 30:36)—that…Genesis 31:22-44Genesis 31:22-44 · The Pulpit CommentaryLaban's pursuit of Jacob.
I. THE HOSTILE PREPARATION. Learning of his son-in-law's departure, Laban at once determines on pursuit; not alone for the purpose of recovering his household gods, but chiefly with the view…Genesis 31:36-42Genesis 31:36-42 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSee in these verses,
I. The power of provocation. Jacob's natural temper was mild and calm,
and grace had improved it; he was a smooth man, and a plain man; and
yet Laban's unreasonable carriage towards him put…