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Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

KJV

Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.

Vulgate

Κατῴκει δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τῇ γῇ οὗ παρῴκησεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ἐν γῇ Χανάαν.

LXX

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑י/ו בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People CanaanJacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
הֶם֙
hm
noun · 11×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 17:8 — And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Gen 23:4 — I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.