Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. New Living Translation So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner. English Standard Version Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. Berean Standard Bible Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan. King James Bible And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. New King James Version Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. New American Standard Bible Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had lived as a stranger, in the land of Canaan. NASB 1995 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. NASB 1977 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. Legacy Standard Bible Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. Amplified Bible So Jacob (Israel) lived in the land where his father [Isaac] had been a stranger (sojourner, resident alien), in the land of Canaan. Christian Standard Bible Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. American Standard Version And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. Contemporary English Version Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived, English Revised Version And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived. Good News Translation Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived, International Standard Version Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan. Majority Standard Bible Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan. NET Bible But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan. New Heart English Bible Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. Webster's Bible Translation And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. World English Bible Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Jacob dwells in the land of his father’s sojournings—in the land of Canaan. Young's Literal Translation And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan. Smith's Literal Translation And Jacob will dwell in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned. New American Bible Jacob settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Canaan. New Revised Standard Version Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a sojourner, in the land of Canaan. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yaquuv dwelt in the land of the dwelling of his father in the land of Canaan. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Dreams1Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan. 2This 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.… Cross References Genesis 17:8 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.” Genesis 28:4 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.” Genesis 35:27 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. Genesis 12:7 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. Genesis 26:3 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. Genesis 50:24 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.” Exodus 6:8 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!’” Hebrews 11:9 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. Acts 7:5 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. Genesis 13:15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. Genesis 15:7 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.” Genesis 48:4 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.’ Genesis 28:13 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. Genesis 46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” Genesis 47:9 “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.” Treasury of Scripture And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. A. Genesis 17:8 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. Genesis 23:4 I am 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. Genesis 28:4 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. Jump to Previous Canaan Dwelleth Dwelt Father's Jacob Sojourned Sojournings Stranger Travels WhereinJump to Next Canaan Dwelleth Dwelt Father's Jacob Sojourned Sojournings Stranger Travels WhereinGenesis 37 1. Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers.5. His dreams and the interpretation. 12. Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him. 21. At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit; 25. and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; 29. while Ruben grieves at not finding him. 31. His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately. 36. Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar. Now Jacob lived The phrase "Now Jacob lived" marks a transition in the narrative, focusing on Jacob's life and his family. The Hebrew word for "lived" is "יָשַׁב" (yashab), which means to dwell or settle. This indicates not just a temporary stay but a more permanent residence, suggesting stability and continuity in the covenant promises given to Abraham and Isaac. Jacob's dwelling in Canaan signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to give this land to Abraham's descendants. in the land where his father had resided the land of Canaan (1) And Jacob . . . --This verse is not the beginning of a new section, but the conclusion of the Toldoth Esau. In Genesis 36:6, we read that Esau went into a land away from Jacob. Upon this follows in Genesis 37:8, "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. Ver 1. - And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger (literally, in the land of the sojourning, s of his father), in the land of Canaan. This verse is not the commencement of the ensuing (Keil, Kalisch, Lange, etc.), but the concluding sentence of the present, section, the adversative particle ו, corresponding to the δε 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 Genesis 35:29; the Vulgate begins the next section with ver. 3. A similar division of verses to that proposed will be found in Genesis 25:11.Hebrew Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc lived וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land where his father אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father had resided, מְגוּרֵ֣י (mə·ḡū·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4033: A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning the land בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Canaan. כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan Links Genesis 37:1 NIVGenesis 37:1 NLT Genesis 37:1 ESV Genesis 37:1 NASB Genesis 37:1 KJV Genesis 37:1 BibleApps.com Genesis 37:1 Biblia Paralela Genesis 37:1 Chinese Bible Genesis 37:1 French Bible Genesis 37:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 37:1 Jacob lived in the land of his (Gen. 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