we have a continuous J narrative from 4628-476: note (
Hebrew characters), 29. 30; Goshen,
28. 29. 34. 1. 4. 6b.; the leadership of Judah, 28; the ignoring of Pharaoh's
invitation (4517ff. E); (Hebrew characters), 29; (Hebrew characters), 30; (Hebrew characters), (Hebrew characters), 34.—461-5 is
in the main from E, as appears from the night vision, the form of
address, 2; Jacob's implied hesitation, 3 (ct. 4528); the name Jacob, 2. 5a;
(Hebrew characters), 2; (Hebrew characters), 3.—1a ((Hebrew characters)) and possibly 5b belong to J.—4712 is doubtful,—probably
E ((Hebrew characters), as 4511).—See We. Comp.2 60 f.; Di. Ho. Gu. Pro. 54 f.
(who assigns 477 to E instead of P and 4712 to J).
1-7. Jacob bids farewell to Canaan.—1. came to Be'ersheba`]
There is in E no clear indication of where Jacob lived
after his return from Laban (see on 351). If at Beersheba, the
above clause is redactional, written on the assumption that
he started from Hebron (3714 J). The point would be determined
if 5b were the original continuation of 5a, for it is
absurd to suppose that the waggons were first put to use
in the middle of the journey (We.). But even apart from
that, the natural view undoubtedly is that Jacob would
not start until his misgivings were removed in answer to
his sacrifice, and that consequently his dwelling-place at
this time was Beersheba. That he sacrificed at the last
patriarchal sanctuary on the way is a much less plausible
explanation.—the God of . . . Isaac] Isaac is apparently
regarded as the founder of the sanctuary, as in ch. 26 (Jh);
an Elohistic parallel to that tradition may have existed
though in 2131 (E with Jb) its consecration is attributed to
Abraham.—2-4. The last of the patriarchal theophanies.
Comp. 121ff., where the theophany sanctions the occupation
of Canaan, as this sanctions the leaving of it (Di.); and 262,
where, under circumstances similar to Jacob's, Isaac is forbidden
to go down to Egypt.—3. the God of thy father] As
elsewhere in Genesis, (Hebrew characters) denotes the local numen, who here
distinguishes himself from other divine beings,—a trace of
the primitive polytheistic representation (cf. 3113 351 3320 2133
1613).—Fear not, etc.] The purpose of the revelation is to
1. (Hebrew characters)] G here and v.5 [Greek: ** to phrear tou horkou] (see p. 326).—2. (Hebrew characters)]
The word has crept in from v.1 through an inadvertence of the redactor
or a later scribe: "'God said to Israel, Jacob! Jacob!' is a sentence
which no original writer would have penned" (We.).—On the form of
the v., see on 2211.—3. (Hebrew characters)] From (Hebrew characters), the rare form of inf. const. of (Hebrew characters)
