Genesis 47:9 — Jacob answered, “I have lived only 130 years, and I have had to move from place… — CEV | maBible

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9 Jacob answered, “I have lived only 130 years, and I have had to move from place to place. My parents and my grandparents also had to move from place to place. But they lived much longer, and their life was not as hard as mine.”

Passage themes

A stranger on earth — the days of the years of my pilgrimage
Life is short — few and evil have the days of the years of my life been
The age of the ancestors — have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage

Events in this chapter

47.27 — Jacob (Israël) bénit sa descendance

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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