CONCORDANCE:String = Jacob
rwp@Acts:2:29 @{I may say} (\exon eipein\). Supply \estin\ before \exon\, periphrastic present indicative of \exeimi\, to allow, permit. The Authorized Version has "Let me speak," supplying \esto\ present imperative. {Freely} (\meta parrsias\). Telling it all (\pan, rhsia\ from \eipon\, to speak), with fulness, with boldness. Luke is fond of the phrase (as in 4:13|). It is a new start for Simon Peter, full of boldness and courage. {The patriarch} (\tou patriarchou\). Transliteration of the word, from \patria\, family, and \arch\, to rule, the founder of a family. Late word in LXX. Used of Abraham (Hebrews:7:4|)...the twelve sons of Jacob as ...(Acts:7:8|), and here of David as head of the family from whom the Messiah comes. {Was buried} (\etaph\). Second aorist passive indicative of \thapt\. His tomb was on Mt. Zion where most of the kings were buried. The tomb was said to have fallen into ruins in the time of the Emperor Hadrian. Josephus (_Ant_. XVI. 7, 1) attributes most of the misfortunes of Herod's family to the fact that he tried to rifle the tomb of David.
rwp@Acts:7:12 @{That there was corn} (\onta sitia\). Participle (present active of \eimi\) in indirect discourse, after \akousas\, "heard of corn being in Egypt." \Sitia\ is diminutive of \sitos\ and means grain (wheat, barley, not our maize or Indian corn), old word also for provisions, victuals, here only in the N.T. {The first time} (\prton\). While Jacob himself remained in Canaan before he went down to Egypt and died there (verse 15f.|).
rwp@Acts:7:14 @{Three-score and fifteen souls} (\en psuchais hebdomkonta pente\). Stephen follows the LXX which counts some grandchildren of Joseph and so makes it 75 whereas kjv@Genesis:46:26| has 66 and then the next verse makes it 70| including Jacob and Joseph with his two sons. The use of \en\ means "consisting in."
rwp@Acts:7:16 @{They were carried over unto Shechem} (\metetethsan eis Suchem\). First aorist passive of \metatithmi\...sense of changing places. Jacob was ...(Genesis:50:13|)...where the sons of Jacob were ...(Joshua:24:32|)...only "our fathers" without Jacob is ...{Which Abraham bought} (\hi nsato Abraam\). Hackett is sure that our present text is wrong. Hort notes some sixty "primitive errors" in the critical text of the N.T. It is possible that this is also one. If "Jacob" is substituted for "Abraham," the matter is cleared up. "It is quite as likely, judging _a priori_, that the word producing the error escaped from some early copyist as that so glaring an error was committed by Stephen" (Hackett). At any rate Abraham bought a burying-place, the cave of Machpelah, from Ephron the Hittite at Hebron (Genesis:23:16|), while Jacob bought a field from the sons of Hamor at Shechem (Genesis:33:19; kjv@Joshua:24:32|). Abraham had built an altar at Shechem when he entered Canaan (Genesis:12:6f.|). It is possible, of course, that Abraham also bought the ground on which the altar stood. {In Shechem} (\en Suchem\). This is the reading of Aleph B C instead of the Textus Receptus \tou Suchem\ which makes it "Hamar the father of Sichem." "In Shechem" is the true reading.
rwp@Acts:9:1 @{Yet} (\eti\). As if some time elapsed between the death of Stephen as is naturally implied by the progressive persecution described in 8:3|. The zeal of Saul the persecutor increased with success. {Breathing threatening and slaughter} (\enpnen apeils kai phonou\). Present active participle of old and common verb. Not "breathing out," but "breathing in" (inhaling) as in Aeschylus and Plato or "breathing on" (from Homer on). The partitive genitive of \apeils\ and \phonou\...exhaled what he inhaled. Jacob had ...(Genesis:49:27|). This greatest son of Benjamin was fulfilling this prophecy (Furneaux). The taste of blood in the death of Stephen was pleasing to young Saul (8:1|) and now he revelled in the slaughter of the saints both men and women. In 26:11| Luke quotes Paul as saying that he was "exceedingly mad against them."
rwp@John:1:47 @{Behold} (\ide\). Here an exclamation (see 1:29|) as often like \idou\. {An Israelite indeed} (\alths Israleits\). "Truly an Israelite," one living up to the covenant name, Israel at its best (Romans:2:29|), without the guile (\dolos\, deceit, bait for fish, from \deleaz\, to catch with bait) that Jacob once had of which Isaac complained (Genesis:27:35|, \dolos\, here in LXX). The servant of Jehovah was to be without guile (Isaiah:53:9|).
rwp@John:4:5 @{Songs:he cometh} (\erchetai oun\). Vivid present middle indicative and transitional \oun\. {Sychar} (\Suchar\). There is a dispute whether this is just a variation of Shechem as meaning "drunken-town" (Isaiah:28:1|) or "lying-town" (Habbakkuk:2:18|) or is a separate village near Shechem (Neapolis, Nablous) as the Talmud and Eusebius indicate. Apparently the present village Askar corresponds well with the site. The use of \polin\ (city) does not mean that it was a large town. Mark and John use it freely for small places. {Parcel of ground} (\chriou\). Old use of this diminutive of \chros\ or \chra\, a piece of ground. {That Jacob gave to his son Joseph} (\ho edken Iakb ti Isph ti huii autou\). See kjv@Genesis:33:19; 48:22|. Relative \ho\ is not attracted to case of \chriou\. First aorist active indicative \edken\.
rwp@John:4:12 @{Art thou} (\M su ei\). Expecting a negative answer. {Greater than our father Jacob} (\meizn ei tou patros hmn Iakb\). Ablative case \patros\ after the comparative adjective \meizn\ (positive \megas\)...Samaritans claimed descent from Jacob through ...(tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh). {Cattle} (\thremmata\). Old word from \treph\, to nourish, nursling, child, flock, cattle. Only here in N.T.
rwp@John:4:20 @{In this mountain} (\en ti orei touti\). Jacob's Well is at the foot of Mount Gerizim toward which she pointed. Sanballat erected a temple on this mountain which was destroyed by John Hyrcanus B.C. 129. Abraham (Genesis:12:7|) and Jacob (Genesis:33:20|) set up altars at Shechem. On Gerizim were proclaimed the blessings recorded in kjv@Deuteronomy:28|. The Samaritan Pentateuch records an altar set up on Gerizim that is on Ebal (over 200 feet higher than Gerizim) in the Hebrew (Deuteronomy:27:4|). The Samaritans held that Abraham offered up Isaac on Gerizim. The Samaritans kept up this worship on this mountain and a handful do it still. {And ye say} (\kai humeis legete\). Emphasis on \humeis\ (ye). Ye Jews. {Ought to worship} (\proskunein dei\). "Must worship," as of necessity (\dei\). The woman felt that by raising this theological wrangle she would turn the attention of Jesus away from herself and perhaps get some light on the famous controversy. \Proskune\ in John is always worship, not just respect.
rwp@John:5:37 @{He hath borne witness} (\ekeinos memarturken\). \Ekeinos\ (that one; cf. 5:35,38|), not \autos\. Perfect active indicative of \marture\, the direct witness of the Father, besides the indirect witness of the works. Jesus is not speaking of the voice of the Father at his baptism (Mark:1:11|), the transfiguration (Mark:9:7|), nor even at the time of the visit of the Greeks (John:12:28|). This last voice was heard by many who thought it was thunder or an angel. The language of Jesus refers to the witness of the Father in the heart of the believers as is made plain in kjv@1John:5:9,10|. God's witness does not come by audible "voice" (\phnn\) nor visible "form" (\eidos\). Cf. 1:18; 6:46; kjv@1John:4:12|. \Akkoate\ is perfect active indicative of \akou\, to hear, and \herakate\ is perfect active indicative of \hora\...God. The experience of Jacob in ...(Genesis:32:30|) was unusual, but Jesus will say that those who have seen him have seen the Father (John:14:9|), but here he means the Father's "voice" and "form" as distinct from the Son.
rwp@Luke:1:33 @{Shall be no end} (\ouk estai telos\)...over the house of Jacob with ...(Luke:1:27|) and Mary also apparently (Luke:2:5|).
rwp@Luke:16:22 @{Was borne} (\apenechthnai\). First aorist passive infinitive from \apopher\, a common compound defective verb. The accusative case of general reference (\auton\) is common with the infinitive in such clauses after \egeneto\, like indirect discourse. It is his soul, of course, that was so borne by the angels, not his body. {Into Abraham's bosom} (\eis ton holpon Abraam\). To be in Abraham's bosom is to the Jew to be in Paradise. In kjv@John:1:18|...Father. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are ...(Matthew:8:11|; 4Macc. 14:17). The beloved disciple reclined on the bosom of Jesus at the last passover (John:13:23|) and this fact indicates special favour. Songs:the welcome to Lazarus was unusual. {Was buried} (\etaph\). Second aorist (effective) passive of the common verb \thapt\. Apparently in contrast with the angelic visitation to the beggar.
rwp@Revelation:5:5 @{One of the elders} (\heis ek tn presbutern\). "One from among the elders" of 4:4,10| (\ek\ with the ablative 8 times in the Apocalypse, 12 in the Fourth Gospel, 10 in rest of the N.T., in place of the mere partitive genitive). No particular reason for one elder as the agent over another (7:13|). {Saith} (\legei\). Dramatic vivid present. {Weep not} (\m klaie\). "Cease weeping" (prohibition with \m\ and the present active imperative of \klai\. {The Lion} (\ho len\). Satan is called a lion by Peter (1Peter:5:8|)...in the blessing of Jacob... (Genesis:49:9|) and Jesus as the greatest of the tribe of Judah, "the Root of David" (\h riza Daueid\, kjv@Isaiah:11:1,10|) or the Branch from this root (the Messiah). {Hath overcome} (\eniksen\). First aorist active indicative of \nika\, "did overcome," coming first in the sentence as "the great historical fact of the victory of the Christ" (Swete).
rwp@Romans:9:13 @Paul quotes kjv@Malachi:1:2f|. {But Esau I hated} (\ton de Esau emissa\). This language sounds a bit harsh to us. It is possible that the word \mise\ did not always carry the full force of what we mean by "hate." See kjv@Matthew:6:24| where these very verbs (\mise\ and \agapa\) are contrasted. Songs:also in kjv@Luke:14:26| about "hating" (\mise\) one's father and mother if coming between one and Christ. Songs:in kjv@John:12:25|...between the descendants of Jacob and ...