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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 46 - Introduction

* God's promises to Jacob. (1-4) Jacob and his family go to Egypt. (5-27) Joseph meets his father and his brethren. (28-34)

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See also Genesis 46 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    (J, E, P.) Jacob's Descent into Egypt, and the Genealogy of his Family 1 5. Jacob at Beer-sheba (E). 6, 7. Jacob's entry into Egypt (P). 8 27. The genealogy of Jacob (probably according to a lis...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _GOD APPEARS TO JACOB AT BEERSHEBA. THE DESCENDANTS OF JACOB ARE ENUMERATED. HE SENDS HIS SON JUDAH BEFORE HIM INTO GOSHEN, AND IS MET BY JOSEPH._ _Before Christ 1705._...

  • 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 _...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 46 In this chapter we are told, that Jacob with all his family and substance took a journey to Egypt to see his son Joseph, as he determined, in which he was encouraged to pro...

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

    _A.M. 2298. B.C. 1706._ Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age. (1,) _ God sends him thither, Genesis 46:1._ (2,) _ All his family goes with him, Genesis 46:5._ (3,) Joseph bids him welcome...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

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