CHAPTER EXPLORER
Genesis 49
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33 verses in KJV · 447 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Genesis 49 (KJV)
49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you [that] which shall befall you in the last days.
49:2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
49:3 Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
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Traditional writer attribution: Moses
Approximate study chronology: c. 1689 BC
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H1121benson: child · 9 occurrencesH1avfather · 7 occurrencesH1293be.ra.khahblessing · 6 occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 5 occurrencesH3290ya.a.qovJacob · 5 occurrencesH8033shamthere · 4 occurrencesH7704sa.daySirion · 4 occurrencesH6912qa.varto bury · 4 occurrencesH622a.saphto gather · 4 occurrencesH5971ampeople · 4 occurrencesH7626she.vettribe: staff · 3 occurrencesH7257ra.vatsto stretch · 3 occurrencesH5927a.lahto ascend: rise · 3 occurrencesH4631me.a.rahcave · 3 occurrences
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