Genesis 41:49
“And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt were ended. Perhaps quickly after the birth of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 41:1-57
- Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 41:46-57
Observe here, I. The building of Joseph's family in the birth of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Gen 41:50-52. In the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
as the sand, of the sea For this comparison cf. Gen 22:17; Gen 32:12.
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