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Text -- Genesis 37:1-4 (NET)
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Joseph’s Dreams
37:1 But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed , in the land of Canaan .
37:2 This is the account of Jacob . Joseph , his seventeen-year-old son , was taking care of the flocks with his brothers . Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah , his father’s wives . Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father .
37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life , and he made a special tunic for him.
37:4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them , they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Joseph |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
Malice |
LEVI (2) |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
Jacob |
JOSEPH (2) |
DRESS |
Favoritism |
Parents |
Children |
Zilpah |
Concubinage |
Envy |
Jealousy |
Sin |
Partiality |
Coat |
Bilhah |
Gossip |
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NET Notes: Gen 37:1 The next section begins with the heading This is the account of Jacob in Gen 37:2, so this verse actually forms part of the preceding section as a con...
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NET Notes: Gen 37:2 Some interpreters portray Joseph as a tattletale for bringing back a bad report about them [i.e., his brothers], but the entire Joseph story has some ...
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NET Notes: Gen 37:3 It is not clear what this tunic was like, because the meaning of the Hebrew word that describes it is uncertain. The idea that it was a coat of many c...
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