Genesis 47:30
“But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, swear unto me,.... This he required, not from any distrust of Joseph, but to show his own eagerness, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 47:1-31
- Jacob in Goshen 11. רעמסס ra‛mesês, Ra‘meses “son of the sun.” 31. מטה mı̂ṭṭāh, “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh “staff.”…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will lie with my fathers - As God had promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his posterity, Jacob considered it as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 47:27-31
Observe, 1. The comfort Jacob lived in (Gen 47:27, Gen 47:28); while the Egyptians were impoverished in their own land,…
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