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A complete list of the sons of Jacob, now that Benjamin the youngest was born. This is the first time we have the names of these heads of the twelve tribes together; afterwards we find them very often spoken of and enumerated, even to the end of the Bible, Re 7:4, 21:12.
24 the sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher. These are
the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
The Death of Isaac
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of
Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
The visit which Jacob made to his father Isaac at Hebron. We may suppose he had visited him before since his return, for he sorely longed after his father's house; but never, till now, brought his family to settle with him, or near him, Ge 35:27. Probably he did this now upon the death of Rebekah, by which Isaac was left solitary, and not disposed to marry again.
28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.
The age and death of Isaac are here recorded, though it appears, by computation, that he died not till many years after Joseph was sold into Egypt, and much about the time that he was preferred there. Isaac, a mild quiet man, lived the longest of all the patriarchs, for he was 180 years old; Abraham was but 175. Isaac lived about forty years after he had made his will, Ge 27:22. We shall not die an hour the sooner, but abundantly the better, for our timely setting our heart and house in order. Particular notice is taken of the amicable agreement of Esau and Jacob, in solemnizing their father's funeral (Ge 35:29), to show how wonderfully God had changed Esau's mind since he vowed his brother's murder immediately after his father's death, Ge 27:41. Note, God has many ways of preventing bad men from doing the mischief they intended; he can either tie their hands or turn their hearts.