Bible Commentary

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. 50 52 (E). Joseph’s Sons 51. Manasseh ] That is, Making to forget. There is to be no thought of return to his father’s house. The name makes us ask … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:51”

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bore unto him. Verse 50. Two sons] Whom he called by names expressive of God’s particular and bountiful providence towards him. MANASSEH, menashsheh, signifies forgetfulness, from nashah, to forget; and EPHRAIM, ephrayim, fruitfulness, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:50”

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number. 49. as the sand, of the sea ] For this comparison cf. Gen 22:17, Gen 32:12. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:49”

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which [was] round about every city, laid he up in the same. 47 49 (J, E). The seven Good Years 48. of the seven … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:48”

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. Verse 47. The earth brought forth by handfuls.] This probably refers principally to rice, as it grows in tufts, a great number of stalks proceeding from the same seed. In those years the Nile probably rose sixteen cubits; See Clarke on Ge 41:31. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:47”

And Joseph [was] thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 46. thirty years old ] This verse probably contains the brief record of P; according to which Joseph had spent thirteen years in Egypt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:46”

And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt. 45. Zaphenath-paneah ] An Egyptian name for which the meaning is given by some Egyptologists “God speaks, and He lives,” i.e. De-pnute-ef-nch. A proper name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:45”

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. Verse 44. I am Pharaoh] The same as if he had said, I am the king; for Pharaoh was the common title of the sovereigns of Egypt. Fuente: Adam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:44”

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him [ruler] over all the land of Egypt. 43. the second chariot ] It has been objected that horses and chariots first appear in Egyptian inscriptions in the 18th Dynasty (1580 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:43”

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 42. signet ring ] i.e. the official ring with which state documents would be sealed. The king thus symbolically transferred to Joseph absolute authority. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:42”