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4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Genesis 28:4 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-5)Jacob had no sooner obtained the blessing than immediately he was forced to flee from his country; and, as it if were not enough that he was a stranger and sojourner there, he must go to be more so, and no better than an exile, in another country. Now Jacob fled into Syria , Hos. 12:12. He was blessed with plenty of corn and wine, and yet he went away poor, was blessed with government, and yet wen...
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