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Genesis 47:28

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 47:28

Verse 28 of 31

Scripture focus

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

Genesis 47:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 47:28

Theological / Devotional

Seventeen years. In these verses and in the following chapters the patriarch Jacob’s last days are described. He had lived 77 years in Canaan, 20 in Padan-aram, 33 more in Canaan, and finally 17 in Egypt, in all 147 years.

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