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Genesis 37:1

What does Genesis 37:1 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 37:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings--in the land of Canaan.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan, wherein his father sojourned.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned — in the land of Canaan.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 28:4

    and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.

  • Genesis 17:8

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  • Genesis 36:7

    For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.

  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

  • Genesis 23:4

    I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

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