26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
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And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-27)Old Jacob is here flitting. Little did he think of ever leaving Canaan; he expected, no doubt, to die in his nest , and to leave his seed in actual possession of the promised land: but Providence orders it otherwise. Note, Those that think themselves well settled may yet be unsettled in a little time. Even old people, who think of no other removal than that to the grave (which Jacob had much upon…
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