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Genesis 49:1 [1] See Deut 33, where Moses blesses the same tribes in a similar prophetic way.
Genesis 49:1 [1] See Deut 33, where Moses blesses the same tribes in a similar prophetic way.
Genesis 49:3 [2] Reuben was the eldest of Jacob's twelve sons and therefore entitled to the birthright, which would make him successor to his father as head of the family or tribe, and inheritor of a double portion of his father's estate. But Reuben forfeited all this by his conduct with Bilhah, his father's concubine ( 35:22). By adopting Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, and giving each of them a portion of the inheritance, Jacob virtually gave Joseph the extra portion of the land that would have gone to Reuben. Judah became the tribal leader in Reuben's place ( 49:8-10).
Genesis 49:3 [2] Reuben was the eldest of Jacob's twelve sons and therefore entitled to the birthright, which would make him successor to his father as head of the family or tribe, and inheritor of a double portion of his father's estate. But Reuben forfeited all this by his conduct with Bilhah, his father's concubine ( 35:22). By adopting Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, and giving each of them a portion of the inheritance, Jacob virtually gave Joseph the extra portion of the land that would have gone to Reuben. Judah became the tribal leader in Reuben's place ( 49:8-10).
Genesis 49:4 [3] The fertile land once occupied by the tribe of Reuben was deserted by its settled inhabitants and given over to the tribal nomads of the desert. Because of his behavior, Reuben had forfeited his rights as the firstborn even before Jacob's prophecy.
Genesis 49:4 [3] The fertile land once occupied by the tribe of Reuben was deserted by its settled inhabitants and given over to the tribal nomads of the desert. Because of his behavior, Reuben had forfeited his rights as the firstborn even before Jacob's prophecy.
Genesis 49:7 [4] This prophecy was fulfilled when the tribe of Levi received no inheritance except forty-eight towns scattered throughout different parts of Canaan. The tribe of Simeon was originally given only a few towns and villages in the midst of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah (JOS 19:1).
Genesis 49:7 [4] This prophecy was fulfilled when the tribe of Levi received no inheritance except forty-eight towns scattered throughout different parts of Canaan. The tribe of Simeon was originally given only a few towns and villages in the midst of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah (JOS 19:1).
Genesis 49:11 [5] I.e. the tribe of Judah.
Genesis 49:11 [5] I.e. the tribe of Judah.
Genesis 49:19 [6] The Hebrew word from which the name "Gad" is derived has two meanings. In this verse the Hebrew meaning is associated with a "raiding troop" but in 30:11 it is associated with "good fortune."
Genesis 49:19 [6] The Hebrew word from which the name "Gad" is derived has two meanings. In this verse the Hebrew meaning is associated with a "raiding troop" but in 30:11 it is associated with "good fortune."
Genesis 49:25 [7] Heb Shaddai.
Genesis 49:25 [7] Heb Shaddai.
Genesis 49:27 [8] The tribe of Benjamin invariably displayed courage and ferocity, particularly in their war with the other tribes. The tribe of Benjamin was absorbed by the tribe of Judah and is not mentioned after the return from the Babylonian captivity, except in connection with its former land or as the source of some individual person. Ehud, Saul, Jonathan, and the apostle Paul were Benjamites.
Genesis 49:27 [8] The tribe of Benjamin invariably displayed courage and ferocity, particularly in their war with the other tribes. The tribe of Benjamin was absorbed by the tribe of Judah and is not mentioned after the return from the Babylonian captivity, except in connection with its former land or as the source of some individual person. Ehud, Saul, Jonathan, and the apostle Paul were Benjamites.
Genesis 49:33 [9] See note 25:8.
Genesis 49:33 [9] See note 25:8.
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