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A Calculated Trap
Commentators note that the house was empty, setting the stage for a direct confrontation. Some ancient sources, cited by John Gill, even suggest it was a festival day and Potiphar's wife feigned illness to orchestrate being alone with Joseph. This highlights that the temptation was not a random encounter but a calculated trap.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 39:1–23
18th Century
Theologian
According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph was in his twenty-fourth. Her…
John Calvin
On Genesis 39:11
16th Century
Theologian
And it came to pass about this time. That is, in the process of time, since she would not desist from soliciting holy Joseph, it finally h…
John Gill
On Genesis 39:11
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass about this time About a week, or a month, or rather a year, as Aben Ezra thinks, after she first began her soli…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 39:7–12
17th Century
Minister
Beauty, whether in men or women, often proves a snare both to themselves and others. This forbids pride in it and requires constant watchfulness ag…