By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
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Gill's Exposition
By faith Moses, when he was born,.... Which is to be understood, not of the faith of Moses, but of the faith of his parents, at the time of his birth; which was when Pharaoh had published an edict,…
Barnes' Notes
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying - Gen 47:31; 48:1-20. That is, when he was about to die. He saw his death near when he pronounced this blessing on Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph. And…
Adam Clarke
Blessed both the sons of Joseph - That is, Ephraim and Manasseh. See the account and the notes. Gen 48:5, etc.
Worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff - This subject is particularly considered…
The apostle, having given us a more general account of the grace of faith, now proceeds to set before us some illustrious examples of it in the Old Testament times, and these may be divided into two…
Cambridge Bible
both the sons Rather, "each of the sons." He made a marked difference between them (Gen 48:17-19).
worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff In this verse there is an allusion to two separate…