And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Old Jacob is here flitting. Little did he think of ever leaving Canaan; he expected, no doubt, to die in his nest, and to leave his seed in actual possession of the promised land: but Providence orders it otherwise. Note, Those that think themselves well settled may yet be unsettled in a little time.
Commenting on Genesis 46:5-27
And the sons of Reuben, Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. From whom came the families named after them, of which they were the heads, Num 26:5. . Genesis 46:10 gen 46:10 gen 46:10 gen 46:10And the sons of Simeon,....
IMMIGRATION TO EGYPT. (Gen. 46:5-27) And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba--to cross the border and settle in Egypt. However refreshed and invigorated in spirit by the religious services at Beer-sheba, he was now borne down by the infirmities of advanced age; and, therefore, his sons undertook all the trouble and toil of the arrangements, while the enfeebled old patriarch, with the wives and children, was...
Commenting on Genesis 46:5-27