Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Genesis 37:1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a (a) stranger, in the land of Canaan.
(a) That is, the story of such things as came to him and his family as in (Genesis 5:1)
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a (a) stranger, in the land of Canaan.
(a) That is, the story of such things as came to him and his family as in (Genesis 5:1)
CHAPTER XXXVII _Jacob continues to sojourn in Canaan_, 1. _Joseph, being seventeen years of age, is employed in feeding_ _the flocks of his father_, 2. _Is loved by his father more than the rest o...
- Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין _dotayı̂n_ Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת _n__e__ko't_ “tragacanth” or goat’s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Leban...
XII. THE GENERATIONS OF JACOB CHAPTER 37 The Story of Joseph _ 1. Jacob dwelling in Canaan (Genesis 37:1)_ 2. Joseph's character and feeding the flock (Genesis 37:2) 3. Beloved of his father (Gene...
JOSEPH HATED BY HIS BROTHERS ON ACCOUNT OF HIS TALEBEARING, HIS FATHER'S Partiality, AND HIS DREAMS OF SUPREMACY. Genesis 37:1_ a_ is certainly from P, but probably Genesis 37:2 b also. It gives a thi...
_sojournings_ Cf. Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4; Genesis 36:7 (P)....
(JE.) The Narrative of Joseph and his Brethren The remaining Chapter s of the book, with the exception of chap. 38, deal with the story of Joseph. In its way this story is probably unsurpassed. Its v...
HIS FATHER WAS A STRANGER— i.e.. A sojourner, not one of the original inhabitants and possessors of the land: the Hebrew, in the margin of our Bibles, _in the land of his father's sojourning,_ is perh...
PART FORTY-SIX THE STORY OF JOSEPH (Genesis 37:1-36; Genesis 39:1 to Genesis 47:31) 1. _The Biblical Story: Joseph as a Youth in Canaan_ ...
_AND JACOB DWELT IN THE LAND WHEREIN HIS FATHER WAS A STRANGER, IN THE LAND OF CANAAN._ JACOB DWELT IN THE LAND WHEREIN HIS FATHER WAS A STRANGER - i:e., sojourner; father used collectively. The patri...
JOSEPH IS HATED BY HIS BRETHREN AND SOLD INTO EGYPT With the exception of a few passages chiefly in Genesis 46, 49, the rest of the book of Genesis is taken from the Primitive source. The chief event...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 37 JOSEPH’S DREAMS V1 Jacob lived in the country that is called *Canaan. That is the country where his father had stayed. V2 This is the story of...
XXXVII. (1) AND JACOB... — This verse is not the beginning of a new section, but the conclusion of the _Tôldôth Esau._ In Genesis 36:6, we read that Esau went into a land away from Jacob. Upon this fo...
וַ יֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּ אֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָב
JOSEPH'S DREAMS Genesis 37:1 "Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee."- Psalms 76:10 THE migration of Israel from Canaan to Egypt was a step of prime importance in the history. Great difficultie...
JOSEPH LOVED AND HATED; HIS DREAMS Genesis 37:1 It is a mistake for parents to show favoritism; but we can hardly wonder at Jacob's partiality for the lad, who reminded him so vividly of the beloved...
From this point in the sacred narrative, though Jacob appears more than once, for a time the history centers around Joseph, and it is certainly safe to say that in many aspects no more remarkable figu...
THE SEEDS OF JEALOUSY Jealousy yields ugly actions. Joseph' brothers were jealous of him for several reasons. When Joseph was seventeen, the sons of Bilhah, Dan and Naphtali, and Zilpah, Gad and Asher...
_Sojourned at Hebron and the environs. (Haydock)_...
CONTENTS The interesting history of the Patriarch Joseph, the son of Israel, begins at this Chapter. And as he is in many instances a most striking type of the LORD JESUS, it merits our attention the...
From the review of Esau's splendid race of dukes and kings, we are here introduced among the humble children of Jacob, who are shepherds and husbandmen....
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...
1._And Jacob dwelt_. Moses confirms what he had before declared, that, by the departure of Esau, the land was left to holy Jacob as its sole possessor. Although in appearance he did not obtain a singl...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...
AND JACOB DWELT IN THE LAND WHEREIN HIS FATHER WAS A STRANGER,.... And this stands opposed unto, and is distinguished from the case and circumstances of Esau and his posterity, expressed in the preced...
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. Ver. 1. In the land of his father's sojournings (Marg.).] The dukes of Edom had habitations in the land of their...
2 Ioseph is hated of his brethren. 5 His two dreames. 13 Iacob sendeth him to visite his brethren. 18 His brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben saueth him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites....
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. He had now entered upon the inheritance of his father, he was the bearer of the patriarchal blessing; although a s...
Joseph Hated by his Brothers...
THIRD PERIOD The Genesis of the People of israel in egypt from the twelve branches of israel, or the history of joseph and his brethren. joseph the patriarch of the faith-dispensation through humilia...
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN How significant is the truth of verse 1, "Jacob lived in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Canaan." It had taken him some years to finally settle there, but...
1-4 In Joseph's history we see something of Christ, who was first humbled and then exalted. It also shows the lot of Christians, who must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom. It is a his...
GENESIS CHAPTER 37 Jacob dwells in Canaan: Joseph brings to his father an ill report of his brethren, GENESIS 37:2. He loves, they hate him, GENESIS 37:3,4; the more because of his dreams which he tol...
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 37:1 Jacob H3290 dwelt H3427 (H8799) land H776 father H1 stranger H4033 land H776 Canaan H3667 wherein his f
‘And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.' In contrast with Esau Jacob remains in the promised land. This is the crucially important statement that keeps Jacob...
Genesis 37 Joseph's is one of the most interesting histories in the world. He has the strange power of uniting our hearts to him, as to a well-beloved friend. He had "the genius to be loved greatly,...
CONTENTS: Generations of Joseph. Joseph hated and rejected by his brothers. Cast into pit. Carried away by Gentiles. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, Reuben, Judah, Potiphar. CONCLUSION: Envy is a canker...
Genesis 37:2. _These are the generations,_ or events which happened to Jacob's _family. Sons of Bilhah._ Jacob seems to have divided Leah's sons from the sons of the bond-women, who proved very wicked...
_Joseph_ THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH Joseph’s is one of the most interesting histories in the world. He has the strange power of uniting our hearts to him, as to a well-beloved friend. He had “the genius...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 37:1 Whereas Esau’s descendants dwell in Seir (alongside the Horites), JACOB settles in CANAAN (like his father Isaac)....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 37:3. The son of his old age] He was ninety years old when Joseph was horn. A COAT OF MANY COLOURS.] Heb. _A tunic of parts._ The expression occurs again in 2 Samuel 13:18, to...
§ 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU (CH. 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION GENESIS 36:1 NOW THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS (cf. Genesis 2:4;...
Genesis chapter thirty-seven. And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. And these are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feedi...
A.M. 2276. B.C. 1728. wherein his father was a stranger. Heb. of his father's Genesis 17:8 Genesis 23:4 Genesis 28:4 Genesis 36:7...
JOSEPH A TYPE OF CHRIST Genesis 37:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Genesis 36:1 presents to us the generations of Esau, who is Edom. The Edomites became a mighty people on the earth, but their glories centered...