Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven,.... Or "shall" or "will give thee" (x), seeing he was blessed of God, and the blessed seed should spring from him, as well as his posterity should inherit…
- Isaac Blessing His Sons The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is contemporary with his father. For sixty-one years more his son Jacob remains under the…
Adam Clarke
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…
Observe here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother…
Cambridge Bible
And God give thee The blessing of the firstborn in this and the following verse is solemnly pronounced by Isaac. It is irrevocable; see Gen 27:27. It invokes (a) blessings of fertility upon the soil,…
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