The Angel] The word Angel here, must be understood of Christ, (who is called an Angel, Malachi 3:1. & Exod. 23. vers. 20, 21.) not of a created Angel, for a created Angel did not redeeme him from all evill, as he saith of him in this verse. let my name be named] That is, Let them be named the sons, or seed of Jacob, or Israel. See Isaiah 14:1. Jeremiah 14:9. Some Papists from hence would inferre the Invocation of the deceased Saints; and presenting prayers and supplications to them; but others more learned (though Papists also) acknowledge an Hebraisme in the phrase, and expound it in the sense forementioned. multitude] As fishes doe increase, as the Hebrew phraseth it, for they multiply exceedingly, and so did these sonnes of Joseph, for of them in Moses his time were numbred eightie five thousand and two hundred men meet for warre, Numb. 26. vers. 34. 37. which is above the increase of any of the Tribes, reckoning Manasseh and Ephraim as both reduced to Joseph, and descended from him, for none of his brethren in number of their issue were equall to his Tribe.