Genesis 48:4

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferre...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 47:27 to Genesis 48:22 . Jacob Extracts an Oath that Joseph will Bury him in Canaan, and Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. Genesis 47:22...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Blesses Manasseh and Ephraim, the Sons of Joseph He adopts them as his own sons with privileges equal to the others, thus making them heads...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A multitude of people. — In Genesis 35:11 the words are “a congregation (or church) of nations;” here “a congregation (same word) of peoples.” (...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1-22 ; Genesis 49:1-33 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. He...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joseph Visits His Dying Father Genesis 47:27-31 ; Genesis 48:1-7 How inexorable is the must of death! For many years Jacob had exceeded the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The use of the two names is observed once more. Jacob was sick, but, hearing that Joseph was coming to see him, it was Israel that strengthened himse...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Gen_28:12-19; Gen_35:6-7 It should seem very plain that the Patriarch considered the blessing in a double point of view, as implying, that the natur...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And said unto me, behold, I will make thee fruitful ,.... In a spiritual sense, in grace and good works; in a literal sense, in an increase of world...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 48:2 ; Genesis 48:4 . Israel strengthened himself The tidings of Joseph's approach refreshed his spirits, and gave him new strength:...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For an everlasting possession His natural seed should long inherit Canaan, and his spiritual seed enjoy the heavenly inheritance typified by Canaan...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL'S BLESSING FOR JOSEPH AND HIS SONS A little later Joseph was told that his father was sick, so he brought his two sons, Manasseh and Ephrai...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jacob's Last Illness. B. C. 1689. 1 An...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Jacob said to Joseph, “El Shaddai (God Almighty) appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, and said to me, ‘Behold I will mak...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 48:3 . God Almighty.] Heb. El Shaddai ( Genesis 17:1 ). He refers to the appearance recorded in Genesis 28:13-19 .—...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 48:1-7 Jacob looked back on his life and saw but three things God, love, grief. These were all he had to speak of. They were a trinity of...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 48 and 49 (with Deuteronomy 33 and Judges 5 ) Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Hencefort...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 48:1 . His two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. We here see again with what alacrity, reverence and devotion the sons of the holy patriarchs aw...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,.. . are mine:-- Jacob’s adoption of Joseph’s two sons I. THE AUTHORITY WHICH HE CLAIMED FOR THIS ACT. He re...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 48:1 And it came to pass after these things ( i.e. the events recorded in the preceding chapter, and in particular af...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob Adopts the Sons of Joseph
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee; and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will give this land to thy...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Behold I. Genesis 12:2 Genesis 13:15 Genesis 13:16 Genesis 22:17 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 28:3 Genesis 28:13-15 Genesis 32:12 Genesis 35...

⁴ And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 48:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 48:4