And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
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Gill's Exposition
And they went up out of Egypt,.... That lying lower than the land of Canaan:
and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father; they found him alive and well.
- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen, Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of Suez.…
We have here the good news brought to Jacob. 1. The relation of it, at first, sunk his spirits. When, without any preamble, his sons came in, crying, Joseph is yet alive, each striving which should…
Joseph's Brethren bring the News to Jacob
16. the fame Lit. "the voice." It is not the sound of Joseph's weeping, but the news of the discovery of his brethren.