GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:1 Jacob brings his family to Egypt. Verses Genesis 46:1 describe the journey to Egypt. Verses Genesis 46:8 list the people who made the journey. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:2 Before Jacob leaves for Egypt, God speaks to him in a vision at NIGHT (v. Genesis 46:2). Previously, God had forbidden Isaac to go to Egypt during a famine (Genesis 26:1). I WILL ALSO BRING YOU UP AGAIN is both a promise of the exodus from Egypt (like Genesis 15:13) and... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:5 Jacob took everything he owned and his entire family with him to Egypt. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:8 Although REUBEN (v. Genesis 46:8) was the first son born to Jacob, his official status as FIRSTBORN was transferred to Joseph (see 1 Chronicles 5:1). HIS SONS AND HIS DAUGHTERS NUMBERED THIRTY-THREE. The reference to daughters here is puzzling, since only one daughter, D... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:20 On Joseph’s wife and sons, see notes on 41:45; 41:50–52. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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 46:8 add up to 70, which is the figure recorded in v. Genesis 46:27 (compare Deuteronomy 10:22). Yet Genesis 1:1 46:26 mentions 66 pe... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 46:31 Joseph prepares his brothers for a possible meeting with Pharaoh. To guarantee that they will be given the land of Goshen, he tells them to say they are KEEPERS OF LIVESTOCK (which would include cattle and sheep) and that this is their traditional occupation. EVERY SHEP... [ Continue Reading ]