This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father`s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)

25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH JACOB. JOSEPH IS SOLD BY HIS BROTHERS INTO EGYPT.

The generations of Jacob. — This

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

These are the generations of Jacob. By the word תולדות toledoth, we are not so much to understand a genealogy as a record of even…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

These [are] the generations of Jacob
But no genealogy following, some interpret this of events or of things which be…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In Joseph's history, we see something of Christ, who was first humbled and then exalted. It also shows the experience of Christians, who must enter…

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