And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch ,—"Initiated or Dedicated;" the name also of Cain's firstborn ( Genesis 4:17 ), and of the son of Jared ( Genesis 5:19 )— and Phallu ,—"Distingushed" (Gesenius)— and Hezron ,—"Enclosed" (Gesenius), "Of the Court or Village" (Murphy), "Blooming One" (Furst)— and Carmi ,—"Vine-dresser" (Gesenius, Murphy), "Noble One" (Furst). read more
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel ,—"Day of El" (Gesenius, Murphy); in 1 Chronicles 4:24 , Nemuel— and Jamin ,—"Right Hand" (Gesenius, Murphy)— and Ohad ,—"Joined together" (Gesenius, Murphy)— and Jachin ,—"Whom God strengthens" (Gesenius), "He shall establish" (Murphy), or Jarib ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 )— and Zohar ,—"Whiteness" (Gesenius, Murphy); named Zerah ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 )— and Shaul ,—"Asked for" (Gesenius)— the son of a Canaanitish woman . The wives of the other sons,... read more
And the sons of Levi ; Gershon ,—or Gershom,—"Expulsion" (Gesenins),— Kohath , or Kehath,—"Assembly" (Gesenius)— and Merari ,—"Bitter," "Unhappy" (Gesenius), Flowing" (Murphy), Harsh One" (Lange). read more
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah ( vide Genesis 38:3 ), and Pharos, and Zarah ( Genesis 38:29 ; 1 Chronicles 2:4 ): but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan ( Genesis 8:7 , Genesis 8:10 ). And the sons of Pharez were Hezron ( vide on Genesis 46:9 ) and Hamul ,—"One who has experienced mercy" (Gesenius). read more
And the sons of Issachar; Tola ,—"Worm, Scarlet" (Gesenius)— and Phuvah ,—"Mouth"? (Gesenius)— and Job ,—perhaps an incorrect reading for Jashub ("Turning Oneself"), as in Numbers 26:24 ; 1 Chronicles 7:1 (Gesenius), which the LXX . adopts— and Shimron ,—"Watch" (Gesenius). read more
And the sons of Zebulun; Sered ,—"Fear" (Gesenius)— and Elon , "Oak"— and Jahleel ,—"Whom God has made sick" (Gesenius). read more
T hese be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Parian-dram ( i.e. the descendants of Leah's sons which were born in Padan-aram), with his daughter Dinah (who probably had continued unmarried after her misfortune in Shechem, and is here mentioned as an independent member of Jacob's family): all the souls of his sons and his daughters (reckoning him- self, and excluding Er and Onan) were thirty and three . read more
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion ,—" Expectation " (Gesenius); Zephon ( Numbers 26:15 )— and Haggi ,—" Festive" (Gesenius)— Shuni ,—"Quiet" (Gesenius)— and Esbon ,—"Toiling" (Murphy); named Ozni ( Numbers 26:16 )— Eri ,—"Guarding" (Gesenius)— and Arodi ,—"Wild Ass" (Gesenius), "Rover" (Murphy), "Descendants" (Lange); styled Arod ( Numbers 26:17 )— and Areli —"Lion of El" (Murphy), "Son of a Hero" (Gesenius), "Heroic" (Lange). read more
And the sons of Asher; Jimnah ,—"Prosperity" (Gesenius)— and Ishuah ,—"Even, Level" (Gesenius)— and Isui ,—"Even," "Level" (Gesenius): they may have been twins— and Beriah ,—"Gift" (Gesenius), "In Evil" (Murphy)— and Serah —"Abundance" (Gesenius), "Over- flow" (Murphy)—th eir sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, —"Fellowship" (Gesenius)— and Malchiel —"King of El" (Gesenius, Murphy), "My king is El" (Lange). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:8-27
The beginning of the nation. "The souls of the house of Jacob which came into Egypt were threescore and ten." The number seventy became afterwards a symbolic number among the Israelites- as in the seventy elders of Moses, the seventy of the Sanhedrim, the seventy of the Alexandrian version of the Scriptures, the seventy disciples of the Lord, the seventy heathen nations of the world according to the Jews. There may be something in the combination of numbers. Seventy is 7 × 10. Ten is the... read more