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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/37.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/37.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had lived as a stranger, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob (Israel) lived in the land where his father [Isaac] had been a stranger (sojourner, resident alien), in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob dwells in the land of his father’s sojournings—in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will dwell in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a sojourner, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv dwelt in the land of the dwelling of his father in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/37-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9311" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/37.htm">Joseph's Dreams</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Now Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">where his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/4033.htm" title="4033: mə·ḡū·rê (N-mpc) -- Or magur; from guwr in the sense of lodging; a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence.">had resided,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4</a></span><br />And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a></span><br />Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a></span><br />for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7</a></span><br />The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-4.htm">Genesis 48:4</a></span><br />and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-4.htm">Genesis 46:4</a></span><br />I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a></span><br />“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></b></br> And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4</a></b></br> And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/38-2.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">His dreams and the interpretation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-21.htm">At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">while Ruben grieves at not finding him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/37-36.htm">Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now Jacob lived</b><br>Jacob, also known as Israel, is the patriarch of the twelve tribes of Israel. His life is a continuation of the covenantal promises given to his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac. Jacob's dwelling in the land signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would inherit this land (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). Jacob's life is marked by his struggles and triumphs, reflecting the journey of faith and obedience.<p><b>in the land where his father had resided</b><br>This phrase highlights the continuity of the patriarchal lineage. Isaac, Jacob's father, had also lived in Canaan, maintaining the family's presence in the land promised by God. This continuity underscores the faithfulness of God in preserving His covenant through generations. The patriarchs' residence in Canaan is a testament to their faith in God's promises, despite not seeing their complete fulfillment in their lifetimes (<a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a>).<p><b>the land of Canaan</b><br>Canaan is a significant geographical and theological location in the Bible. It is the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). Canaan represents both a physical territory and a spiritual inheritance. The land is often associated with God's blessings and the fulfillment of His promises. Archaeological evidence supports the historical presence of various peoples in Canaan during the time of the patriarchs, providing a backdrop for the biblical narrative. Canaan's significance is further emphasized in the New Testament as a type of the eternal rest and inheritance promised to believers (<a href="/hebrews/4.htm">Hebrews 4:1-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Also known as Israel, Jacob is the patriarch of the Israelite tribes. He is the son of Isaac and Rebekah and the grandson of Abraham. Jacob's life is marked by his struggles and eventual reconciliation with God, which is reflected in his new name, Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. It is a significant location in biblical history, representing both a physical territory and a spiritual inheritance for the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Jacob's father, who also resided in Canaan. Isaac is a key figure in the Abrahamic covenant, representing the continuation of God's promises to Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness in God's Promises</a></b><br>Jacob's residence in Canaan is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when fulfillment seems distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_legacy.htm">Heritage and Legacy</a></b><br>Just as Jacob lived in the land of his father, Christians are called to honor their spiritual heritage and pass on a legacy of faith to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_pilgrims.htm">Living as Pilgrims</a></b><br>Like Jacob, who lived in Canaan as a sojourner, Christians are reminded that they are pilgrims on earth, with their ultimate home in heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_patience.htm">Obedience and Patience</a></b><br>Jacob's life in Canaan required patience and obedience to God's timing. Believers are encouraged to wait on the Lord and remain obedient to His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_plot_of_chosen_generation.htm">Why was Joseph imprisoned in Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_jacob's_family_in_egypt.htm">What archaeological or historical records support, or conflict with, the notion of Jacob's large family settling in Egypt (Genesis 46)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_genesis_37_customs_match_ancient_practices.htm">(Genesis 37:34-35) Do the customs of mourning described align with verifiable ancient practices, or do they hint at anachronistic traditions introduced later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_family_size_in_egypt.htm">How many people were in Jacob's family in Egypt? (Genesis 46:27 vs. Acts 7:14)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXXVII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">And Jacob . . . --</span>This verse is not the beginning of a new section, but the conclusion of the <span class= "ital">Toldoth Esau. </span>In <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm" title="And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.">Genesis 36:6</a>, we read that Esau went into a land away from Jacob. Upon this follows in <a href="/genesis/37-8.htm" title="And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.">Genesis 37:8</a>, "And Esau dwelt in Mount Seir;" and now the necessary information concerning the other brother is given to us, "And Jacob dwelt in the land . . . of Canaan." In the Hebrew the conjunctions are the same.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Ver 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger</span> (literally, <span class="accented">in the land of the sojourning, s of his father</span>)<span class="accented">,<span class="cmt_word"></span> in the land of Canaan</span>. This verse is not the commencement of the ensuing (Keil, Kalisch, Lange, etc.), but the concluding sentence of the present, section, the adversative particle <span class="hebrew">ו</span>, corresponding to the <span class="greek">δε</span> of the LXX., introducing a contrast between Esau, who dwelt in Mount Seir, and Jacob, who dwelt in the land of Canaan, and the following verse beginning the next division of the book with the customary formula, "These are the generations" (LXX., some MS., Quarry, p. 523). Rosenmüller less happily connects the present verse with <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29</a>; the Vulgate begins the next section with ver. 3. A similar division of verses to that proposed will be found in <a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">Genesis 25:11</a>. <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/37-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had resided,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְגוּרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḡū·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4033.htm">Strong's 4033: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 37:1 Jacob lived in the land of his (Gen. 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