And Jacob took him rods of green poplar,....
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Genesis 30:37
Genesis 30:37
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Genesis 30 — OverviewGenesis 30 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have an account of the increase, I. Of Jacob's
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green poplar: Livneh: is the white poplar, so called from the whiteness of its leaves, bark, and wood, from lavan: to be white., hasel:, Jerome, Hiller, Celsius, Dr. Shaw, Bochart, and other…