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Your servant, my father, said to us, `You know that my wife bore me two sons:
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Jacob's One True Wife
When Judah quotes his father Jacob saying 'my wife bare me two sons,' he is referring exclusively to Rachel. Commentator John Gill notes that Jacob considered Rachel his only true, lawful wife, as Leah was given to him by deception. This highlights the special, cherished status of Rachel and her sons, Joseph and Benjamin, which is the emotional core of the entire story.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himsel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And your servant my father said to us When thus pressed to let Benjamin go with them: you know that my w…
Had Joseph been, as Judah supposed him, a complete stranger to the family, he could not help but be moved by his powerful reasonings. But neither J…
