Gen 28:3-4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 3. That thou mayest be a multitude of people ] likhal ammim . There is something very remarkable in the original words: they signify literally for an assembly , congregation , or church of peoples ; referring no doubt to the Jewish Church in the wilderness, but more particularly to the Christian Church , composed of every kindred, and nation, and people, and tongue. This is one essential part of the blessing of Abraham. See .

‏ Genesis 28:3-4

Verse 3. That thou mayest be a multitude of people]

likhal ammim. There is something very remarkable in the original words: they signify literally for an assembly, congregation, or church of peoples; referring no doubt to the Jewish Church in the wilderness, but more particularly to the Christian Church, composed of every kindred, and nation, and people, and tongue. This is one essential part of the blessing of Abraham. See Ge 28:4.

Verse 4. Give thee the blessing of Abraham] May he confirm the inheritance with all its attendant blessings to thee, to the exclusion of Esau; as he did to me, to the exclusion of Ishmael. But, according to St. Paul, much more than this is certainly intended here, for it appears, from Ga 3:6-14, that the blessing of Abraham, which is to come upon the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, comprises the whole doctrine of justification by faith, and its attendant privileges, viz., redemption from the curse of the law, remission of sins, and the promise of the Holy Spirit, including the constitution and establishment of the Christian Church.