 | William Allen (of Peel.) - Sermons, English - 1835 - 426 pages
...allowed to translate the blessing pronounced upon Jacob in this manner : — " God shall give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. People shall serve thee, and nations shall bow down to thee ; thou shalt be lord over thy brethren,... | |
 | John David Macbride - Bible - 1835 - 478 pages
...property, is not, as infidels have urged, contradictory to the Bible statement, that God hath given it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine ; (Gen. xxvii. 28.) but in reality its diminished population and produce confirm it ; for, in the event... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 700 pages
...this land to be indeed a field which the Lord hath blessed (Gen. xxvii. 27.) : God hath girtn it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine."' Such being the state of the Holy Land, at least of that part of it which is properly cultivated, we... | |
 | Bible - 1836 - 710 pages
...of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed : 28 Therefore 4 God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine : 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's... | |
 | William Carpenter - Bible - 1836 - 776 pages
...its enmate, prove this land to be, indeed, a field which the Lord hath blessed. God hath given it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine."* The limestone rocks and valleys are even now to be seen entirely cOTered with plantations of figs,... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1836 - 938 pages
...situation, and other temporal advantages, they should be much alike. It was said to Jacob: God give thee of hipped, every man in his tent door. 1 1 And c the LORD spake unto Moses face ; and much the same is said to Esau, ver. 39 : Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth,... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 696 pages
...this land to be indeed a field which the Lord hath blessed (Gen. xxvii. 27.) : God hath given it i>f the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty ttfcnrn and wine."7 Such being the state of the Holy Land, at least of that part of it which is properly... | |
 | Adam Clarke - Bible - 1837 - 910 pages
...and other temporal advantages,, they should be much alike. . ;It was said to Jacob : God give thee of hat are we, that ye murmur against us ? 8 And Mose"s said, ; and much the same is said to Esau, ver. 39 : Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness nf the earth,... | |
 | Rebecca Hey - 1837 - 386 pages
...the prophecy just quoted, we find when Isaac invoked a blessing on Jacob he said, " God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." In the eightieth Psalm, the Israelitish people and their national vicissitudes are compared to " a... | |
 | Thomas Watson - 1838 - 428 pages
...history of Esau and Jacob. (Gen. xxvii. 28.) When Isaac blessed Jacob, his words are " God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine ;" but when he turns to Esau, his form of benediction runs thus, " Behold, thy dwelling shall be the... | |
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Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 
