Passage Research
Genesis 45 — Sermon Preparation
Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers, sends them back to bring Jacob and the whole family to Egypt. Below is a research summary for Genesis 45, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 397 / 136
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 45 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 14 | Joseph |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 12 | brother |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 10 | Mitsrajim |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 11 | father |
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 6 | Paroh |
| שָׁלַח | shâlach | H7971 | 6 | send |
| עַיִן | ʻayin | H5869 | 6 | eye, fountain |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 45, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Joseph let Judah go on, and heard all he had to say. He found his brethren humbled for their sins, mindful of himself, for Judah had mentioned him twice in his speech, respectful to their father, and very tender of their brother Benjamin. Now they were ripe for the comfort he designed, by making himself known. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw. Thus Christ makes himself and his loving-kindness known to his people, out of the sight and hearing of the world. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 45:1–15 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Goshen 1— Gen 45:10
- Egypt— Gen 45:13
- Canaan— Gen 45:17
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