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A New Chapter Begins
Commentators explain that the phrase "These are the generations of Jacob" marks a major shift in Genesis. It's not a genealogy but the start of a new historical account. This section, which runs to the end of the book, tells the story of Jacob's family, focusing on how God used Joseph's life to move the chosen family from Canaan to Egypt.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 37:1–36
18th Century
Theologian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 37:2
19th Century
Bishop
THE TÔLDÔTH JACOB. JOSEPH IS SOLD BY HIS BROTHERS INTO EGYPT.
The generations of Jacob. — This
John Calvin
On Genesis 37:2
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Genesis 37:2
17th Century
Pastor
These [are] the generations of Jacob
But no genealogy following, some interpret this of events or of things which be…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 37:1–4
17th Century
Minister
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…