genesis 37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

genesis 37:1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

Ge 37:1-4. PARENTAL PARTIALITY.

1. Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger--that is, "a sojourner"; "father" used collectively. The patriarch was at this time at Mamre, in the valley of Hebron (compare Ge 35:27); and his dwelling there was continued in the same manner and prompted by the same motives as that of Abraham and Isaac (Heb 11:13).

genesis 37:1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.

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