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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 30:24
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And she called his name Joseph, etc.] Which signifies “adding”, or rather, “to be added”; or, “God shall add”, giving this reason for it; and said, the Lord shall add to me another son: which is expressive of strong faith; that as she had begun to bear children, she should bear another, as she did; though some read the words as a wish or prayer, “may the Lord”, or, “and that the Lord would add”, etc. f1495; but our version seems best: the name Joseph is composed of two words, one which signifies to gather or take away, used in (<013023>Genesis 30:23), and another which signifies to add; and so has respect to the Lord’s taking away her reproach, and adding to her another son: Melo, an Heathen writer, makes mention of Joseph by name, as Polyhistor f1496 relates, and makes him the twelfth and last son of Abraham, whereas he was the eleventh of Jacob. He was born, as the Jews say f1497, the twenty seventh of Tammuz or June, and lived one hundred and ten years.
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