Genesis 47:1, Joseph presents his father, and five of his brethren before Pharaoh; Genesis 47:11, He gives them habitation and maintenance; Genesis 47:13, He gets the Egyptians’ money; Genesis 47:16, their cattle; Genesis 47:18, and their lands, except the priests’, to Pharaoh; Genesis 47:23, He restores the land for a fifth; Genesis 47:28, Jacob’s age; Genesis 47:29, He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.
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Genesis 47 — OverviewGenesis 47 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have instances, I. Of Joseph's kindness and
affection to his relations, presenting his brethren first and then his
father to Pharaoh (ver. 1-10), settling them in Goshen, and providing
for…Genesis 47 — OverviewGenesis 47 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the presentation of five of Joseph's brethren, and then of his father, to Pharaoh, and of what passed between them, Ge 47:1; of Joseph's settlement of them, according to the direction of…Genesis 47:1-12Genesis 47:1-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. The respect which Joseph, as a subject, showed to his
prince. Though he was his favourite, and prime-minister of state, and
had had particular orders from him to send for his father down to
Egypt,…Genesis 47:1Genesis 47:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThen Joseph came—literally, and Joseph went, up to the royal presence, as he had proposed (Genesis 46:31)—and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have,…Genesis 47:1-10Genesis 47:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 47:1-10Genesis 47:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryJacob and his sons before Pharaoh.
I. JOSEPH'S BRETHREN BEFORE PHARAOH (Genesis 47:1-6).
1. Their arrival announced (Genesis 47:1). "My father and brethren are come out of the land of Canaan, and behold they are in…