THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
God's assurance to Jacob was this: "there I will produce from you a great nation."
Genesis 47:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it; and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.
וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֑שֶׁן וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)
In concluding, the author connects the narrative of the journey to Egypt with his contemporary context, suggesting that these events were pivotal for our forebears in securing their presence in Egypt, where our lineage blossomed into a substantial nation.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 46:3God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father; fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there.
- Ex 1:7The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.
- Acts 7:17And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.
- Ps 107 (106):38
- Deut 26:5And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: The Syrian pursued my father, who went down into Egypt, and sojourned there in a very small number, and grew into a nation great and strong and of an infinite multitude.
- Zech 10:8I will whistle for them, and I will gather them together, because I have redeemed them: and I will multiply them as they were multiplied before.
- Gen 26:4And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
- Ps 105 (104):24