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43 duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to
their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
Genesis -37
Joseph Sold into Egypt
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in
the land of Canaan.
Moses has no more to say of the Edomites, unless as they happen to fall in Israel's way; but now applies himself closely to the story of Jacob's family: These are the generations of Jacob. His is not a bare barren genealogy as that of Esau (Ge 36:1), but a memorable useful history. Here is, 1. Jacob a sojourner with his father Isaac, who has yet living, Ge 37:1. We shall never be at home, till we come to heaven.
2 These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Joseph, a shepherd, feeding the flock with his brethren, Ge 37:2. Though he was his father's darling, yet he was not brought up in idleness or delicacy. Those do not truly love their children that do not inure them to business, and labour, and mortification. The fondling of children is with good reason commonly called the spoiling of them. Those that are trained up to do nothing are likely to be good for nothing.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was
the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than
all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.