Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:8-27
THE MUSTER-ROLL OF ISRAEL, Genesis 46:8-27. “There is a painstaking minuteness in the dates and statistics of this history, which stands in wonderful contrast with the round numbers and vague statements of mythical narratives. The numerical and statistical difficulties so much dwelt on by Colenso and others, mostly arise from an ignorant or perverse misapprehension of the antique style of the author, which must present real difficulties even to candour and learning. This list of names is not a... read more
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 46:27
threescore and ten: Threescore and six were before mentioned - Genesis 46:26, so that Joseph and his two sons, together with Jacob himself, complete the seventy persons here enumerated; and the number in Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18, Genesis 46:22, and Genesis 46:25, amount to that number. The addition of five persons in the LXX in Genesis 46:20, was either the cause or the consequence of another difference here; for in that version the number is seventy-five - Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18,... read more