Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 46:1

Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 46:1 - 46:1

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 46:1 - 46:1

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46:1 - 46:1
46:3 - 46:3
46:7 - 46:7
46:8 - 46:8
46:12 - 46:12
46:20 - 46:20
46:28 - 46:28
46:29 - 46:29
46:30 - 46:30
46:34 - 46:34

And came to Beer-sheba - This place appears to be mentioned, not only because it was the way from Hebron, where Jacob resided, to Egypt, whither he was going, but because it was a consecrated place, a place where God had appeared to Abraham, Gen 21:33, and to Isaac, Gen 26:23, and where Jacob is encouraged to expect a manifestation of the same goodness: he chooses therefore to begin his journey with a visit to God’s house; and as he was going into a strange land, he feels it right to renew his covenant with God by sacrifice. There is an old proverb which applies strongly to this case: “Prayers and provender never hinder any man’s journey. He who would travel safely must take God with him.