Passage Research
Genesis 47 — Sermon Preparation
Jacob's family settles in Goshen; Joseph buys up all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh as the famine deepens. Below is a research summary for Genesis 47, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Genesis 47 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 24 | Paroh |
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 15 | Joseph |
| אֲדָמָה | ʼădâmâh | H127 | 12 | soil |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 12 | Mitsrajim |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 12 | year, revolution |
| מִקְנֶה | miqneh | H4735 | 8 | bought, property |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 10 | father |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 47, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Care being taken of Jacob and his family, which mercy was especially designed by Providence in Joseph's advancement, an account is given of the saving the kingdom of Egypt from ruin. There was no bread, and the people were ready to die. See how we depend upon God's providence. All our wealth would not keep us from starving, if rain were withheld for two or three years. See how much we are at God's mercy, and let us keep ourselves always in his love. Also see how much we smart by our own want of care. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 47:13–26 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan— Gen 47:1
- Goshen 1— Gen 47:1
- Egypt— Gen 47:11
- Rameses— Gen 47:11
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