L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 49:1-33
JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief. His perception of God's ways became much more clear and commendable as he neared the end of his life. Now at the age of 147 he called for all his sons in order to tell them their future that would reach much further than any of them personally would experience, but applies to each tribe, going on to "the last days" (v.1). For each tribe borrows its... read more
Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 49:26
49:26 The blessings of thy father have {t} prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was {u} separate from his brethren.(t) In as much as he was closer to the accomplishment of the promise and it had been more often confirmed.(u) Either in dignity, or when he was sold from his brethren. read more