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Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.
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A Test of Heavenly Focus
John Calvin suggests that Jacob's 17 years in Egypt, though physically comfortable, were a profound spiritual test. Being exiled from the Promised Land—a symbol of heaven—was a source of misery for the patriarch. This encourages believers to persevere through long trials, keeping their focus on their heavenly home rather than becoming too settled in worldly comforts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
16th Century
Protestant
And Jacob lived. It was a significant source of temptation for the holy old man to be an exile from the land of Canaan for so many years. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years He had lived just the same term of years with Joseph in Egypt a…
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