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Genesis 50 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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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.

Matthew Henry 5 Alexander MacLaren 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“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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