Genesis 37:1-2 And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.… 1. Joseph, though the object of his father's tenderest love, was not brought up to idleness. The young man who is desirous of rising in the world, should not forget that the world's prizes are for those who win them on the field of toil. 2. It is impossible to determine whether it was Jacob's partiality and Joseph's superior merit which secured for him the office of superintendent of his brethren. Whatever may have secured him the situation, he seems to have proved himself equal to it. 3. Jacob's ill-disguised partiality for the son of endeared Rachel prompted him to an act injurious at once to himself, to Joseph, and to his other children. (J. S. Van Dyke.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.WEB: Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan. |
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