Genesis 37:1 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 37:1

Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

KJV

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

Moses confirms what he had before declared, that, by the departure of Esau, the land was left to holy Jacob as its sole possessor. Although in appearance he did not obtain a single clod; yet, contented with the bare sight of the land, he exercised his faith; and Moses expressly compares him with his father, who had been a stranger in that land all his life.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger--that is, "a sojourner"; "father" used collectively. The patriarch was at this time at Mamre, in the valley of Hebron (compare Ge 35:27); and his dwelling there was continued in the same manner and prompted by the same motives as that of Abraham and Isaac (Heb 11:13).

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
מְגוּרֵ֣י	me.gu.Rei	[the] sojournings of	H4033 →
אָבִ֑יו	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
כְּנָֽעַן׃	ke.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
leads to
- Genesis 12:7
  Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 26:12
  I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Psalms 105:11
  “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
- Exodus 6:7
  I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of…
Through
Genesis 36:7
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
leads to
- Genesis 17:8
  And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 13:6
  But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
Through
Genesis 23:4
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
leads to
- Hebrews 11:9
  By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 28:4
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
leads to
- Galatians 3:14
  He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis