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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38 - Introduction

JOSEPH

The Life of Joseph (Genesis 37:2 to Genesis 50:26)

In this section we have the life of Joseph from beginning to end. It quite clearly bears within it the stamp of a deep knowledge of Egypt, its customs and its background, and could not have been written by anyone who did not have that deep knowledge, and who was not familiar with things at court. The correct technical terms are used for court officials. And the whole of Joseph's stay in Egypt is clearly written against an Egyptian background without the artificiality which would appear if it was written by an outsider.

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See also Genesis 38 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The contents of this chapter are derived from J. The narrative forms an abrupt interruption of the Joseph story. The subject-matter is peculiarly unattractive; but the insertion of the section at this...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _JUDAH BEGETTETH ER, ONAN, AND SHELAH. TAMAR DECEIVETH JUDAH, AND BRINGS FORTH PHAREZ AND ZARAH._ _Before Christ about 1734._...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PART THIRTY-SIX RECAPITULATION: SURVEY OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGE From _A Class-Book of Old Testament History,_ pp. 73-76 by G. F. Maclear, D.D. Published by Macmillan, London, 1881, now long out of pri...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 God (a-4) Heb. _ Elohim_ , the plural of _ Eloah_ , 'the Supreme'. It is Deity in the absolute sense. _ Elohim_ will, in the text, appear only in the name of _ Jehovah Elohim_ ; moreover, when _...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XXXVIII. FAMILY HISTORY OF JUDAH. This episode is no interruption of the narrative, for, as we have seen, the _Tôldôth Jacob_ is the history generally of Jacob’s posterity, and especially of the next...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 38 This chapter is wholly taken up with matters relating to Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, from whom the Jews have their name, and from whom Christ sprung: it treats of his m...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2269. B.C. 1735._ How little reason had the Jews, who were so called from this Judah, to boast, as they did, that they were not born of fornication! John 8:41. We have in this chapter, ( 1,) _...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Iudah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trespasse of Onan. 11 Tamar stayeth for Shelah. 13 She deceiueth Iudah. 27 She beareth twinnes, Pharez and Zarah. 1 AND it came...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * Joseph preferred by Potiphar. (1-6) Joseph resists temptation. (7-12) Joseph is falsely accused by his mistress. (13-18) He is cast into prison, God is with him there. (19-23)...

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