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Genesis 37 — Sermon Preparation
Joseph's brothers, jealous of his coat and dreams, sell him to merchants heading to Egypt; Jacob is left believing his son is dead. Below is a research summary for Genesis 37, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 36
- verses
- 494 / 181
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 37 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 21 | brother |
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 14 | Joseph |
| כְּתֹנֶת | kᵉthôneth | H3801 | 8 | shirt |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 11 | father |
| חֲלוֹם | chălôwm | H2472 | 7 | dream |
| בּוֹר | bôwr | H953 | 7 | hole |
| חָלַם | châlam | H2492 | 6 | bind firmly, be |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 37, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“How readily does Joseph wait his father's orders! Those children who are best beloved by their parents, should be the most ready to obey them. See how deliberate Joseph's brethren were against him. They thought to slay him from malice aforethought, and in cold blood. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer, 1Jo 3:15. The sons of Jacob hated their brother because their father loved him. New occasions, as his dreams and the like, drew them on further; but this laid rankling in their hearts, till they resolved on his death. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 37:12–22 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan— Gen 37:1
- Shechem— Gen 37:12
- Valley of Hebron— Gen 37:14
- Dothan— Gen 37:17
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