Genesis 47:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

רעמסס ra‘m^esês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

XLVII
JOSEPH PRESENTS HIS FATHER AND BRETHREN TO PHARAOH.

Behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Then Joseph came. Joseph indirectly intimates to the king, his desire to obtain a place to live for his brothers in the land of Goshen. Ye…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh
After he had been with his father, had had an interview with him, and had taken hi…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Though Joseph was a great man, especially in Egypt, he still acknowledged his brothers. Let the rich and great in the world not overlook or despise…

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