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Solving the Math of Verse 15
Commentators clarify a potential point of confusion in this verse. The number 'thirty and three' is reached by counting Leah's six sons, twenty-three grandsons, two great-grandsons, and her daughter Dinah (totaling 32), and then including Jacob himself in the count for this sub-group.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 46:1–34
18th Century
Theologian
פלוּא pallû' — Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn — Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 46:15
19th Century
Bishop
All the souls ... were thirty and three. That is: six sons, twenty-three grandsons, two great-grandsons, Dinah, and Jacob. Daughte…
John Gill
On Genesis 46:15
17th Century
Pastor
These are the sons of Leah, which she bore to Jacob in
Padanaram
Which must be restra…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 46:5–27
17th Century
Minister
We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years s…