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Genesis 28:21

Genesis 28:21
So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

So that I come again to my father's house in peace,.... In safety from Esau, and all other enemies, as God promised him he should:

then the Lord shall be my God; not as if he should not be his God…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 28:1-22

- Jacob’s Journey to Haran 3. קהל qâhāl, “congregation.” 9. מחלת māchălat, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז lûz, Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 28:16-22

God manifested himself and his favour to Jacob when he was asleep and purely passive; for the spirit, like the wind, blows when and where he listeth, and God's grace, like the dew, tarrieth not for…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

to my father's house in peace It does not appear that this was literally fulfilled. Jacob, on his return, did not dwell at his father's house. But, perhaps, "father's house" means "the land of his…