New Posts For Thread: Daily Genesishttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis.Hello; and welcome to the very first book of the Bible.I'm posting a systematic, daily-bread style commentary on the book of Genesis, practically verse by verse from the creation of the cosmos to Joseph's burial in Egypt. I'll get to your favorite p.Gen 50:10-26†. Gen 50:10 . .When they came to Gorena ha-Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn lamentation; and he observed a mourning period of seven days for his father.A geographic location described as "beyonhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520734597#520734597.Gen 50:10-26†. Gen 50:10 . .When they came to Gorena ha-Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn lamentation; and he observed a mourning period of seven days for his father.A geographic location described as "beyonTue, 12 Jun 2012 07:45:22 -0500.Gen 50:1-9†. Gen 50:1 . . Joseph threw himself upon his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.It almost looks like Joseph smothered his dad; but in reality that scene was probably a bit difficult to put in writing because there's so muchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520703085#520703085.Gen 50:1-9†. Gen 50:1 . . Joseph threw himself upon his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.It almost looks like Joseph smothered his dad; but in reality that scene was probably a bit difficult to put in writing because there's so muchMon, 11 Jun 2012 10:44:13 -0500.Gen 49:22-33†. Gen 49:22 . . Joseph is a wild burro, a wild burro by a spring-- wild colts on a hillside.That sentence has been translated at least two other ways, totally different than the above's 1985 JPS Tanakh.(1) A charming son is Josephttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520662925#520662925.Gen 49:22-33†. Gen 49:22 . . Joseph is a wild burro, a wild burro by a spring-- wild colts on a hillside.That sentence has been translated at least two other ways, totally different than the above's 1985 JPS Tanakh.(1) A charming son is JosepSun, 10 Jun 2012 08:42:50 -0500.Gen 49:16-21†. Gen 49:16 . . Dan shall govern his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.That prediction alludes to Dan's isolationist attitude towards the other tribes. In point of fact, Dan's tribe didn't join forces with the others in thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520625735#520625735.Gen 49:16-21†. Gen 49:16 . . Dan shall govern his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.That prediction alludes to Dan's isolationist attitude towards the other tribes. In point of fact, Dan's tribe didn't join forces with the others in theSat, 09 Jun 2012 07:40:19 -0500.Gen 49:8-15†. Gen 49:8 . .You, O Judah, your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the nape of your foes; your father's sons shall bow low to you.Reuben was the original ranking brother, then the position passed to Joseph, and finally to thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520593331#520593331.Gen 49:8-15†. Gen 49:8 . .You, O Judah, your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the nape of your foes; your father's sons shall bow low to you.Reuben was the original ranking brother, then the position passed to Joseph, and finally to thFri, 08 Jun 2012 10:39:51 -0500.Gen 49:1-7†. Gen 49:1-4 . . And Jacob summoned his sons and said: Come together that I may tell you what is to befall you in days to come. Assemble and hearken, O sons of Jacob; hearken to Israel your father:. . . Reuben, you are my first-borhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520547817#520547817.Gen 49:1-7†. Gen 49:1-4 . . And Jacob summoned his sons and said: Come together that I may tell you what is to befall you in days to come. Assemble and hearken, O sons of Jacob; hearken to Israel your father:. . . Reuben, you are my first-borThu, 07 Jun 2012 08:02:45 -0500.Gen 48:16c-22†. Gen 48:16c . . may He bless the lads.Jacob himself was blessed by The Angel in Gen 32:24-29.Webster's defines "bless" as 1) to speak well of; viz: approve, 2) to confer prosperity or happiness upon, 3) to protect, to preserve, 4) thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520516277#520516277.Gen 48:16c-22†. Gen 48:16c . . may He bless the lads.Jacob himself was blessed by The Angel in Gen 32:24-29.Webster's defines "bless" as 1) to speak well of; viz: approve, 2) to confer prosperity or happiness upon, 3) to protect, to preserve, 4) tWed, 06 Jun 2012 07:43:22 -0500.Gen 48:8-16b†. Gen 48:8a . .When IsraelAt this point, Genesis switches from Jacob's earthly name to his Heaven-given name; probably because the first portion of the interview was personal business while the second half will be conducted in Jahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520474689#520474689.Gen 48:8-16b†. Gen 48:8a . .When IsraelAt this point, Genesis switches from Jacob's earthly name to his Heaven-given name; probably because the first portion of the interview was personal business while the second half will be conducted in JaTue, 05 Jun 2012 07:53:00 -0500.Gen 48:1-7†. Gen 48:1a . . Some time afterward, Joseph was told "Your father is ill"The Hebrew word for "ill" is chalah (khaw-law') and can mean not only sick, but also weak (Judg 16:17) sad (1Sam 22:8) suppliant (1Kgs 13:6) injured (1Kgs 22:http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520432473#520432473.Gen 48:1-7†. Gen 48:1a . . Some time afterward, Joseph was told "Your father is ill"The Hebrew word for "ill" is chalah (khaw-law') and can mean not only sick, but also weak (Judg 16:17) sad (1Sam 22:8) suppliant (1Kgs 13:6) injured (1Kgs 22:Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:07:21 -0500.Gen 47:27-31†. Gen 47:27-28 . . Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number. Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hunhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44041/28269817/Daily_Genesis?post_id=520395915#520395915.Gen 47:27-31†. Gen 47:27-28 . . Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number. Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hunSun, 03 Jun 2012 08:44:57 -0500