And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.
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Gill's Exposition
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job,.... Either in the whole world, which is not improbable: or it may be rather in the land or country in which they dwelt; and…
Barnes' Notes
And he called the name of the first, Jemima - It is remarkable that in the former account of the family of Job, the names of none of his children are mentioned, and in this account the names of the…
Adam Clarke
The name of the first Jemima - ימימה yemimah, days upon days. Kezia - קציעה ketsiah, cassia, a well-known aromatic plant.
And, Keren-happuch - קרן הפוך keren happuch, the inverted or flowing horn,…
You have heard of the patience of Job (says the apostle, Jam 5:11) and have seen the end of the Lord, that is, what end the Lord, at length, put to his troubles. In the beginning of this book we had…
The former number of Job's children is restored to him. The name Jemimaprobably means dove, comp. Son 6:9; Son 5:2; Keziais cassia, the aromatic spice, Psa 45:8; Son 1:3; and Kerenhappúchmeans horn(or…