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Genesis 48:7 KJV
Genesis · chapter 48 · verse 7
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.Genesis 48:7 · King James Version
Genesis 48:7 in context
5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
8And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- EphrathʼEphrâthEphrath, another name for BethlehemH672 →
- RachelRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- CanaanKᵉnaʻanKenaan, a son a HamH3667 →
- littlekibrâhproperly, lengthH3530 →
- PadanPaddânPaddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of SyriaH6307 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Here, I. Joseph, upon notice of his father's illness, goes to see him; though a man of honour and business, yet he will not fail to show this due respect to his aged father, Gen 48:1. Visiting the sick, to whom we lie under obligations, or may have opportunity of doing good, either for body or soul, is our duty.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7