He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
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Gill's Exposition
He took his brother by the heel in the womb,.... That is, Jacob took his brother Esau by the heel, as he came forth from his mother's womb; the history of it is in Gen 25:25. It is here observed, upon…
Barnes' Notes
He took his brother by the heel in the womb - Whether or no the act of Jacob was beyond the strength, ordinarily given to infants in the womb, the meaning of the act was beyond man’s wisdom to…
Adam Clarke
He took his brother by the heel - See on Gen 25:26 (note); Gen 32:24 (note), etc.
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Two episodes (for a third, see Hos 12:12) in the history of Jacob are applied to the spiritual wants of his descendants. Jacob in the very womb seemed ambitious of the blessing, and when a grown man,…
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