John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 39:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, etc.] By the Ishmaelites, (<013728>Genesis 37:28); as in a following clause: and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian; as his name also shows, which signifies the fruit of Pot or Phut, that is, the son or grandson of one of that name f1688; which might be common in Egypt, since it was the name of a son of Ham, (<011006>Genesis 10:6), from whom the land of Egypt is called the land of Ham, (<19A523>Psalm 105:23,27 106:22); of this man and his offices, (see Gill on “<013736>Genesis 37:36”); he bought him: that is, “Joseph”, of the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither; what they gave for him we know, but what they sold him for to Potiphar is not said; no doubt they got a good price for him, and his master had a good bargain too, as appears by what follows.

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