Genesis 45:6
“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For these two years hath the famine been, in the land,.... In the land of Egypt and in the countries round about:
and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 45:1-28
- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen, Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There shall neither be earing nor harvest - Earing has been supposed to mean collecting the ears of corn, which would…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 45:1-15
Judah and his brethren were waiting for an answer, and could not but be amazed to discover, instead of the gravity of a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
yet five years Cf. Gen 41:30.
neither plowing nor harvest A general phrase for agricultural operations, as in Exo 34:21;…
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