Comparing the words of Moses with those of Jacob, it will be seen that the patriarch dwells with emphasis on the severe conflicts which Joseph, tha…

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, And for the precious things of the earth a…

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains. In these words, he shows that no part of the land would be barren.

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains
Which were from the beginning of the world, and for which the land…

The order in which the tribes are blessed here is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in gene…