THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Behold the grace that the Father, motivated by love for His Son, extends towards the strangers, endeavoring to attract them to Himself by offering them His land. This is the action of the Father.
Genesis 34:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.
וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 42:34And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will.
- Gen 13:9Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left.
- Gen 47:27So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it; and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.
- Gen 20:15And said: The land is before you, dwell wheresoever it shall please thee.
- Gen 34:21These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.
- Gen 34:23And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.