Passage Research
Genesis 50 — Sermon Preparation
Jacob dies and is buried in Canaan; Joseph assures his brothers of forgiveness and dies in Egypt at the age of one hundred and ten. Below is a research summary for Genesis 50, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
- 375 / 140
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 50 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 19 | Joseph |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 14 | father |
| קָבַר | qâbar | H6912 | 7 | inter |
| עָלָה | ʻâlâh | H5927 | 8 | ascend, high |
| חָנַט | chânaṭ | H2590 | 4 | spice, embalm |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 6 | brother |
| שָׁבַע | shâbaʻ | H7650 | 4 | seven, swear |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 50, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Joseph having honoured his father, his days were long in the land, which, for the present, God had given him. When he saw his death approaching, he comforted his brethren with the assurance of their return to Canaan in due time. We must comfort others with the same comforts with which we have been comforted of God, and encourage them to rest on the promises which are our support. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 50:22–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Atad— Gen 50:10
- Jordan— Gen 50:10
- Abel-mizraim— Gen 50:11
- Canaan— Gen 50:13
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