The Strand Study Bible

GENESIS 37:32

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GENESIS 37:36

a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.

sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourn- ing. Thus his father wept for him. Joseph enters Egypt 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto 1 Potiphar, an officer of Pha- raoh’s, and captain of the guard.

1. Gen 39:1 Note - Potiphar was from the city of On, i.e., Heliopolis.

MED SEA

• Dothan

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Shechem

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Joseph

Gilead

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Dothan •

DEAD SEA

• Hebron

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Hebron

• Heliopolis (On)

Negev

Jacob’s sons return to Hebron Map #36

EGYPT

33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put

Joseph is brought into Egypt Map #37

37:36 The term “pharaoh” is the title used for Egyptian kings. It is the Hebrew form of the Egyptian title “the great house.” Much of what we know today concerning Egyptian history was written down for us by one man, Manetho, an Egyptian priest and historian, who lived around 250 BC. It was, therefore, one man who arranged Egyptian history, as we know it. Egyptian history is fairly well established back to 1600 BC, but beyond that it is very uncertain. In fact, the most famous Egyptologists (Petrie and Brested) differ as to the beginning point of Egyptian history by more than two thousand years. Petrie says 5500 BC. Brested says 3400 BC. The Bible suggests a beginning point to Egyptian history at c. 3100 BC. NOTE – There are sixteen different Pharaohs mentioned in the Bible: 1. Sesostris I from the Middle Kingdom Period (c. 1950-1878 BC) – Gen 11:30-21:34 2. Hyksos kings from the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1730-1600 BC) – Gen 33:20 – Exo 1:8 (Acts 7:10,13) 3. Ahmose I from the New Kingdom Period (c. 1595-1570 BC) – Exo 1:8-14 (Acts 7:18) 4. Amenhotep I from the New Kingdom Period (c. 1570-1550 BC) – Exo 1:15-2:10 (Acts 7:21 and Heb 11:24) 5. Thutmose II from the New Kingdom Period (c. 1533-1527 BC) – Exo 2:11-15-21 6. Thutmose III from the New Kingdom Period (c. 1480-1463 BC) – Exo 3:1-10 – Num 20:21 (Deut 6:21-22 & 7:8,18 & 11:3 & 29:2 & 34:11, I Sam 2:27 & 6:6 and Rom 9:17) 7. Psusennes I from the Post Empire Period (c. 1062-1015 BC) – I Chro 4:18 8. Amenope from the Post Empire Period (c. 1016-1007 BC) – I Ki 3:1 & 7:8 (SOS 1:9) 9. Siamun from the Post Empire Period (c. 1001-984 BC) – I Ki 9:16,24 & 11:1,18-22 (II Chro 8:11) 10. Shishak (Sheshonq I) from the Post Empire Period (c. 970-949 BC) – I Ki 11:40 & 14:25-28 (II Chro 12:2-9) 11. Piye from the Post Empire Period (Ethiopian king; king of Nubia – c. 747-716 BC) – II Ki 17:7 12. Shebaka from the Post Empire Period (c. 715-702 BC) – Isa 19:11 & 30:2-3 & 36:6 13. Shebitku from the Post Empire Period (c. 701-693 BC) – II Ki 18:21 14. Pharaoh-nechoh (Nekau) from the Post Empire Period (c. 610-595 BC) – II Ki 23:29-35 (Jere 25:19 & 46:2,17,25 & 47:1) 15. Psamtik II from the Post Empire Period (c. 595-589 BC) – Ezk 17:17 16. Pharaoh-hophra (Apries) from the Post Empire Period (c. 589-570 BC) – Jere 37:5,7,11 & 43:9 & 44:30 (Ezk 29:2-3 & 30:21- 22,25 & 31:2,18 & 32:2,31-32)