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Genesis 49

Genesis 49 ( Genesis • Chapter 49 (33 verses)): And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben , thou art my firstborn, my might, and the be... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Shiloh , Dan , Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre . It is closely linked with Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters): Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Jacob/Israel (Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob 's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ). (mentioned in Genesis 21 , Genesis 32 , Genesis 49 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 49:18 : "I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord."; Genesis 49:14 : " Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:"; Genesis 49:21 : " Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 49 ( Genesis • Chapter 49 (33 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

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Genesis 49

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Genesis • Chapter 49 (33 verses)

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben , thou art my firstborn, my might, and the be... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Shiloh , Dan , Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre .

Genesis

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Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Jacob/Israel

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Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

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Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation

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Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain

γένεσις

genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]

G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x

origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H8435

Themes:

eschatology creation

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6

מִשְׁפָּחָה

mispaha (mišpāḥâ) [mish-paw-KHAW]

H4940 Hebrew noun feminine 304x

family, clan, kin group

Clan, subdivision of tribe; the family groups of the earth blessed through the seed of Abraham (Genesis 12:3).

Derivation: From שָׁפַח (H8192) in sense of spreading.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G3974

Themes:

family covenant nations election

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.10.5 GEN.12.3 EXO.6.14 NUM.1.20 PSA.22.27 ZEC.12.12

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)

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Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

תָּמִים

tamim (tāmîm) [taw-MEEM]

H8549 Hebrew adjective 91x

blameless, whole, without blemish

Complete, intact, physically unblemished (sacrificial animals), morally blameless (Noah, Abraham in Genesis 17:1); walking perfectly with God.

Derivation: From תָּמַם (H8552).

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G0299 LXX ⇄ G5046

Themes:

holiness blamelessness sacrifice covenant

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.6.9 GEN.17.1 EXO.12.5 DEU.18.13 PSA.15.2 PSA.19.7

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)

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Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)

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Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)

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Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)

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IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Genesis 1:1

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:1

Genesis 2:7

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Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 7

Scripture passage in Genesis 2:7

ἁγνισμός

hagnismos (hagnismós) [hag-nis-mos']

G0049 Greek noun masculine 1x

purification

Primary meaning: purification. Strong's: a cleansing (the act), i.e. (ceremonially) lustration. Lexical nuances: purification : in ceremonial sense, Ac 21:26 (LXX) .†

Derivation: from G48 (ἁγνίζω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2402 LXX ⇄ H5145

Themes:

sanctification purity

Key Scripture Passages:

ACT.21.26

שֵׁבֶט

sebet (šēḇeṭ) [SHEH-vet]

H7626 Hebrew noun masculine 190x

scepter, rod, staff, tribe

Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to branch off.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G4464 LXX ⇄ G5443

Themes:

scepter messianic kingship tribes discipline

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.49.10 NUM.24.17 2SA.7.14 PSA.2.9 PSA.23.4 PSA.45.6

Genesis 1:3

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 3

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:3

Genesis 3:6

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Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 6

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:6

Genesis 3:1

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Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:1

אַחֲרִית

aharit (ʾaḥărît) [akh-ar-EETH]

H319 Hebrew noun feminine 61x

latter end, future, culmination

Latter end, future, final destiny; especially in prophetic phrase acharit ha-yamim ('the latter days / end of days', Genesis 49:1, Isaiah 2:2) marking Messianic era.

Derivation: From אַחַר (H310) after.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G2078

Themes:

eschatology messianic prophecy future

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.49.1 NUM.24.14 DEU.4.30 PSA.73.17 PRO.23.18 ISA.2.2 DAN.10.14