Genesis 46:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah prieste of On bare unto him. ”

• Genesis 46:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' , Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn , Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y , Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל y...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Genesis 46:1 to Genesis 47:12 . Jacob and his Descendants Go down into Egypt and Settle in Goshen. The list in Genesis 46:8-27 with the introductory verses Genesis 46:6 f. is from P, as are...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. Unto Joseph - were born Manasseh and Ephraim - There is a rem...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Unto Joseph in the land of AEgypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, &c.— Here the LXX adds: "Manasseh had sons, whom his concubine, a Syrian, bore: Machir. And Machir begat Gilead. The sons of E...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. Manasseh and Ephraim - (see the note at Genesis 41:5...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Descent of Jacob into Egypt. The Genealogical Table of the Israelites 1-4. On reaching Beersheba, the southern boundary of the Promised Land, Jacob offers sacrifices to God. In return God assu...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Manasseh and Ephraim. — In these names all the documents agree.

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• Genesis 46:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jacob and His Family Go to Egypt Genesis 46:1-27 Evidently Joseph's invitation to his father to come to him in Egypt aroused very earnest questionings in Jacob's soul. Was it a wise step for hi...

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• Genesis 46:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter should be read in the light of the whole divine movement we are attempting to keep in mind. The migration of Jacob and his sons to Egypt is here distinctly shown to be a part of God's pr...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  See Numbers 26:5 I detain not the Reader through these verses, but only to observe upon the whole, that it was now more than 200 years since GOD promised to make of Abraham a great nation and yet...

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• Genesis 46:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim ,.... And therefore not to be reckoned with those that went down with Jacob thither; for which reason the clause, "in the land of...

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• Genesis 46:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  JACOB AND HIS FAMILY MOVE TO EGYPT (vs.1-27) Nothing is said of the great amount of preparation they must make for their journey, but Jacob is said to take the journey with all that he had, which...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Jacob's Removal to Egypt. B. C. 1706.       5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the son...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Genesis 46:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Those Who Went Down Into Egypt ( Genesis 46:8-27 ). There now follows a catalogue of ‘all the souls who came into Egypt.' At first sight this is rather an understatement. It excludes his sons' wiv...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 46:8-28 . And these are the names of the children of Israel, etc.] “Catalogue of Jacob’s sons, grandchildren, and great-grand children who went down into Egypt. The child...

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• Genesis 46:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 46:2 . In the visions of the night. It was a practice of the ancient Romans to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods, a practice derived no doubt from the holy patria...

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• Genesis 46:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt The catalogue of the children of Israel I. IT MARKS THE COMMENCEMENT, AND GIVES THE OUTLINE OF, THE NATION’S HISTORY....

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• Genesis 46:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Genesis 46:1 And Israel (as the head of the theocratic family) took his journey — literally, broke up, sc. his encampment (cf. Genesis 12:9 )— with all that he had, and came...

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• Genesis 46:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  List of the Souls in Jacob's Family

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• Genesis 46:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Manasseh. Genesis 41:50-52 Genesis 48:4 Genesis 48:5 Genesis 48:13 Genesis 48:14 Genesis 48:20 Numbers 1:32-35 Numbers 26:28-37 Deuteronomy 33:13-17 1 Chronicles 5:23-26 1 Chroni...

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