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Genesis 37:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 37 · verse 1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.Genesis 37:1 · King James Version
Genesis 37:1 in context
1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strangermâgûwra temporary abodeH4033 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Moses has no more to say of the Edomites, unless as they happen to fall in Israel's way; but now applies himself closely to the story of Jacob's family: These are the generations of Jacob. His is not a bare barren genealogy as that of Esau (Gen 36:1), but a memorable useful history. Here is, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4