Genesis 37:2 KJV

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Scofield Notes

JosephWhile it is nowhere asserted that Joseph was a type of Christ, the analogies are too numerous to be accidental. They are: (1) both were especial objects of a...

Matthew Henry

Joseph is loved of Jacob, but hated by his brethrenIn Joseph's history we see something of Christ, who was first humbled and then exalted. It also shows the lot of Christians, who must through many...

Thompson Chains

ShepherdsLink 4 of 12 · next Genesis 46:32
JosephLink 3 of 25 · next Genesis 37:28

Cross References

Genesis 35:25–26 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: …
1 Samuel 2:22–24 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. …
1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Genesis 30:4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
Genesis 35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
John 7:7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
1 Corinthians 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1 Corinthians 5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

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Topics

Bilhah Bears children by Jacob
Concubinage Called WIVES
Malice Joseph’s brothers toward Joseph
Talebearer Joseph
Zilpah Mother of Gad and Asher by Jacob

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph

Bible Dictionary

JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...
BilhahFaltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen 30:3–8). Reuben...
ZilpahDrooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher (Gen 30:9–13).

Hebrew and Strong’s

These are the generations אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun תֹּלְדוֹת tōlĕdôt תּוֹלְדָה Noun · feminine plural construct
of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
Joseph יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
seventeen שְׁבַע šĕbaʿ שֶׁבַע Number · feminine singular עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
years שָׁנָה šānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular
old בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
was feeding הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular רֹעֶה rōʿê רָעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
the flock בַּצֹּאן baṣṣōʾn צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
with his brethren אֶת ʾet Preposition אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
and the lad וְהוּא wĕhûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with and נַעַר naʿar נַעַר Noun · masculine singular
with the sons אֶת ʾet Preposition בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
of Bilhah בִלְהָה bilhâ בִּלְהָה Proper name
and with the sons וְאֶת wĕʾet Preposition · with and בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
of Zilpah זִלְפָּה zilpâ זִלְפָּה Proper name
his father's אָבִיו ʾābîw אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
wives נְשֵׁי nĕšê אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine plural construct
and Joseph יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
brought וַיָּבֵא wayyābēʾ בּוֹא Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
unto his father אֶל ʾel Preposition אֲבִיהֶם ʾăbîhem אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
their evil רָעָה rāʿâ רַע Adjective · feminine singular
report אֶת ʾet Object marker דִּבָּתָם dibbātām דִּבָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural

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