Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 47:19

Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 47:19 - 47:19

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 47:19 - 47:19

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47:2 - 47:2
47:6 - 47:6
47:7 - 47:7
47:9 - 47:9
47:14 - 47:14
47:16 - 47:16
47:18 - 47:18
47:19 - 47:19
47:21 - 47:21
47:22 - 47:22
47:23 - 47:23
47:24 - 47:24
47:26 - 47:26
47:29 - 47:29
47:30 - 47:30
47:31 - 47:31

Buy us and our land for bread - In times of famine in Hindostan, thousands of children have been sold to prevent their perishing. In the Burman empire the sale of whole families to discharge debts is very common - Ward’s Customs.