1. גשׁן gôshen — Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders o…

Jacob’s heart fainted. —Hebrew, grew cold. This was not the effect of incredulity or suspicion, but of surprise. Jacob, c…

And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is g…

And Jacob’s heart fainted. We know that some people have fainted from sudden and unexpected joy. Therefore, certain interpreters suppose t…

And told him what had happened to them in Egypt: saying, Joseph [is] yet alive; who was thought…

To hear that Joseph is alive is too good news to be true; Jacob faints, for he does not believe it. We faint, because we do not believe. Eventually…