Bible Commentary

And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. 33. gathered up his feet ] Jacob now lay down; he had been sitting. See Gen 48:2 (E). yielded up the ghost ] Cf. Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:33”

The purchase of the field and of the cave that [is] therein [was] from the children of Heth. The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is there, was from the children of Heth. Which is repeated for the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of, that both the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:32”

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 31. there they buried, &c.] See, for the burial of Sarah, Gen 23:19; of Abraham, Gen 25:9-10; of Isaac, Gen 35:29. The burials of Rebekah and Leah are not recorded. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:31”

In the cave that [is] in the field of Machpelah, which [is] before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place. 30. the cave, &c.] See Gen 23:16-18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He describes it so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:30”

And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that [is] in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 29. gathered unto my people ] See note on Gen 25:8 (P). bury me ] Cf. Gen 47:29-31 (J). Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:29”

All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel: and this [is it] that their father spoke unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 28. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel ] In the enumeration of the twelve tribes, in this song, Joseph is reckoned as one; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:28”

Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 27. Benjamin ] The fierce and warlike qualities of Benjamin, here described under the simile of a wolf, appear in Jdg 5:14; Jdg 5:19; Jdg 20:21-25. a wolf that ravineth ] i.e. a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:27”

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 26. The blessings of thy father ] i. e. the blessings … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:26”

[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 25. Even by the God of thy father ] This verse continues the subject of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:25”

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel: ) 24. his bow abode in strength ] Cf. Job 29:20, “my bow is renewed in my hand.” Joseph was able by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 49:24”