Genesis 46:2-7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:1-7

Jacob Goes to Egypt (Genesis 46:1-7 ) Genesis 46:1 ‘And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.’ It is probable, although not stated, that Jacob started off from Hebron (Genesis 37:14). The area of Hebron was one often dwelt in by the patriarchs (Genesis 13:18 to Genesis 20:1; Genesis 23:2; Genesis 35:27). Beersheba was another (Genesis 20:1 to Genesis 22:19; Genesis 26:1 to Genesis 28:10). So as Jacob makes... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:1-34

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-Daniel : with the introductory verses Genesis 46:6 f. is from P, as are Genesis 47:5-Joshua : a, Genesis 46:7-1 Kings :. The rest is JE. To E belong Genesis 46:1-Deuteronomy : (in the main) and perhaps Genesis 47:12, the rest to J. Jacob visits the sanctuary at Beersheba, where he has a vision dispelling the fears which he naturally feels at leaving his native land and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 46:2

In the visions of the night, i.e. in that way or manner of visions which God affordeth to men by night, and in their sleep. See Genesis 20:3; Job 33:15-16; Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:13,Matthew 2:19; Acts 16:9; Acts 18:9, &c. Jacob, Jacob; he doubles the name both in token of his friendship and familiarity with him, and to raise Jacob's attention. Compare Genesis 22:11; 1 Samuel 3:10. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 46:3

Here were many causes of fear; lest he should do evil in forsaking the promised and blessed land, and going to a place which had been incommodious to his grandfather, Genesis 12:15, and forbidden to his father, Genesis 26:2; lest he should expose his children to manifold perils, as of being infected with the vices, and particularly the idolatry, which reigned there above all other countries, and of being inveigled by the pleasantness and eminent fruitfulness of that soil, to give up themselves... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 46:4

I will bring thee up again, though not in thy person, yet in thy body, Genesis 47:29-30; Genesis 50:5,Genesis 50:13; and in thy posterity, which are a part of thyself, or thyself multiplied. Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes; shall close thy eyes; which office was usually performed by the nearest and dearest relations of the dying party among the Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Hereby Jacob is assured that he should die in peace, and that Joseph both now was alive, and should survive his... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 46:6

In the land of Canaan, and in Mesopotamia. But Canaan only is here mentioned, because here they got the far greatest part of them, which by a synecdoche is put for the whole. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 46:7

His daughters; either his daughter Dinah, the plural number for the singular, as Genesis 46:23; Genesis 21:7; Numbers 26:8, or Dinah and her daughters; for grandchildren are commonly called their grandfather’s children, or sons or daughters; or his daughters-in-law, his son’s wives. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 46:1-7

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 46:1. Beersheba.] This was the frontier town, where Abraham and Isaac had acknowledged God (Genesis 21:33; Genesis 26:24-25). Genesis 46:4. I will also surely bring thee up again.] “This does not refer to the bringing up of Jacob when dead, to be buried in Canaan,—for there was in that no Divine interposition,—but to the bringing up his descendants at the Exodus, which is ever said to have been God’s act, with His mighty hand and outstretched arm.” (Alford).—And Joseph... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Genesis 46:3

I am God It is important to distinguish between the directive and the permissive will of God. In the first sense the place for the covenant family was Canaan Genesis 26:1-5; Genesis 46:3 is a touching instance of the permissive will of God. Jacob's family, broken, and in part already in Egypt, the tenderness of Jehovah would not forbid the aged patriarch to follow. God will take up His people and, so far as possible, bless them, even when they are out of His best. In Israel's choice of a king 1... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 46:1-34

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 patriarchs. Jacob had offered sacrifice, but God did not choose to speak to him till the silence of night had closed the eyes of men. Genesis 46:8. These are the names. This chronology, like most of the others, has its difficulties, when compared with Numbers 26:0. and 1 Chronicles. The orthography is... read more

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