Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Genesis 46:26
All the souls that came with Jacob in to Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
All the souls that came with Jacob in to Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
- Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא _pallû'_, Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן _chetsrôn_, Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי _karmı̂y_, Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל _y__e__mû'êl_, Jem...
CHAPTER 46 JACOB GOES DOWN TO EGYPT _ 1. Israel's departure and the vision (Genesis 46:1)_ 2. The journey and the arrival in Egypt (Genesis 46:5) 3. The offspring of the sons of Jacob (Genesis 46:8...
GENESIS 46:1 TO GENESIS 47:12. JACOB AND HIS DESCENDANTS GO DOWN INTO EGYPT AND SETTLE IN GOSHEN. The list in Genesis 46:8 with the introductory verses...
3. _Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt_ (Genesis 41:46 to Genesis 47:31) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,...
_ALL THE SOULS THAT CAME WITH JACOB INTO EGYPT, WHICH CAME OUT OF HIS LOINS, BESIDES JACOB'S SONS' WIVES, ALL THE SOULS WERE THREESCORE AND SIX;_ All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt. The em...
THE DESCENT OF JACOB INTO EGYPT. THE GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE ISRAELITES 1-4. On reaching Beersheba, the southern boundary of the Promised Land, Jacob offers sacrifices to God. In return God assures...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 46 JACOB TRAVELS TO EGYPT V1 So Israel set out on his journey and he took all his possessions with him. He came to Beer-sheba. And there he gave...
ALL THE SOULS WERE THREESCORE AND SIX. — This total is obtained by omitting Jacob, Joseph, and Joseph’s two sons. If we include these, the whole number becomes threescore and ten, as in Genesis 46:27....
כָּל ־הַ֠ נֶּפֶשׁ הַ בָּאָ֨ה לְ יַעֲקֹ֤ב
JACOB AND HIS FAMILY GO TO EGYPT Genesis 46:1 Evidently Joseph's invitation to his father to come to him in Egypt aroused very earnest questionings in Jacob's soul. Was it a wise step for him to take...
This chapter should be read in the light of the whole divine movement we are attempting to keep in mind. The migration of Jacob and his sons to Egypt is here distinctly shown to be a part of God's pro...
A JOURNEY TOWARD REUNION Jacob had believed a lie so long that he could not accept the truth. It took hearing his sons repeat Joseph's words and seeing the carts he sent to convince him. Then, he said...
Sixty-six; not including Jacob, Joseph, and his two children, who make up 70, ver. 27. (Deuteronomy x. 22.) The Septuagint taking in Joseph's grandchildren, read 75; in which they are followed by St....
See Numbers 26:5 I detain not the Reader through these verses, but only to observe upon the whole, that it was now more than 200 years since GOD promised to make of Abraham a great nation and yet that...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 42 THROUGH 47. At the same time another scene presents itself. His brethren, who had rejected him, forced by famine, are brought, by the path of repentance an...
ALL THE SOULS THAT CAME WITH JACOB INTO EGYPT,.... These are in parcels before mentioned, but here they are brought to a sum total; and by this phrase are excluded those that died before, as Er and On...
_All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls [were] threescore and six;_ Ver. 26. _Which came out of his loins._] Heb., _e f...
1 Iacob is comforted by God at Beersheba. 5 Thence hee with his company goeth into Egypt. 8 The number of his family that went into Egypt. 28 Ioseph meeteth Iacob. 31 Hee instructeth his brethren...
EIGHTH SECTION _Israel’s emigration with his family to Egypt. The settlement in the land of Goshen. Jacob and Pharaoh. Joseph’s political Economy. Jacob’s charge concerning his burial at Canaan._ GE...
JACOB AND HIS FAMILY MOVE TO EGYPT (vs.1-27) Nothing is said of the great amount of preparation they must make for their journey, but Jacob is said to take the journey with all that he had, which of...
LOINS: _ Heb._ thigh...
5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a...
LOINS, Heb. _thigh, _ which is here put for the secret parts between the thighs, which are called sometimes the _feet, _ as GENESIS 49:10 DEUTERONOMY 28:57 EZEKIEL 16:25, for the like reason, because...
On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
Genesis 46:26 persons H5315 went H935 (H8802) Jacob H3290 Egypt H4714 came H3318 (H8802) body H3409 Jacobs...
THOSE WHO WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT (GENESIS 46:8). There now follows a catalogue of ‘all the souls who came into Egypt.' At first sight this is rather an understatement. It excludes his sons' wives (Genes...
ALL THE SOULS (Cf) (Genesis 46:27). A discrepancy has been imagined. The "souls" that came with Jacob" were 66. The "souls of the house of Jacob" (Genesis 46:27) that is, The entire Jacobean family)...
CONTENTS: Jacob's journey to Egypt and meeting with Joseph. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, brothers, their families, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: A glorious meeting day is coming after the trials and mistakes o...
Genesis 46:2. _In the visions of the night._ It was a practice of the ancient Romans to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods, a practice derived no doubt from the holy patriarch...
_And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt_ THE CATALOGUE OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL I. IT MARKS THE COMMENCEMENT, AND GIVES THE OUTLINE OF, THE NATION’S HISTORY. II....
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:26 The relationship between the numbers SIXTY-SIX and SEVENTY presents a difficulty. The four totals linked to Jacob’s wives in vv....
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:1 Jacob brings his family to Egypt. Verses Genesis 46:1 describe the journey to Egypt. Verses G
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 46:8. And these are the names of the children of Israel, etc.] “Catalogue of Jacob’s sons, grandchildren, and great-grand children who went down into Egypt. The children are r...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 46:1 AND ISRAEL (as the head of the theocratic family) TOOK HIS JOURNEY—_literally, broke up, _sc. his encampment (cf. Genesis 12:9)—WITH ALL THAT HE HAD, AND CAME—from Hebron ...
loins. Heb. thigh. Genesis 35:11 Exodus 1:5 Judges 8:30...
Why does the Bible speak about the twelve tribes of Israel when actually there were fourteen? PROBLEM: The Bible often states that there were twelve tribes of Israel. Yet, in three different passages...