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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors” (Genesis 37:3 NKJV). The question of why Jacob gave a coat of many colors is one with many aspects to consider. A study of the parental mistakes of Bible characters could be in itself a full-length volume.
Why Did Jacob Do It? At first glance, it seems like Jacob showed poor judgment by giving the garment. As the Talmud states: “One should never differentiate between children. For it was because of this coat that Jacob gave Joseph over his other children that caused their jealousy, which eventually led to the entire nation going down to Egypt.”12
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Feb 13, 2022 · Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. (Genesis 37:3) Surely Jacob—"Israel" here—loved Joseph also for reasons in addition to the fact that he was the son of his old age, particularly considering that at that time Jacob probably had a son born when he was even older, a very young Benjamin.
May 10, 2024 · In the Christian Standard Bible, for instance, Genesis 37:3 says that Jacob made “a long-sleeved robe for [Joseph}.”. The Septuagint translation is where we get the idea of a “multi-colored robe.”. The word itself is used only one other time in Scripture, and that’s in 2 Samuel 13:18 to describe the garment of a princess (King David ...
Feb 7, 2022 · He was Rachel's firstborn and Jacob's eleventh son. Of all his sons, Joseph was the favorite of his father, signified by the gift of a "long coat of many colors". In addition to the coat of many colors, Joseph had two dreams that caused his brothers to resent him and plot his ruin. These dreams symbolized Joseph's apparent supremacy and ...
Of all his children, Jacob loved Joseph the best, because he was Rachel's child; because he was so much younger than most of his brothers; and because he was good, and faithful, and thoughtful. Jacob gave to Joseph a robe or coat of bright colors, made somewhat like a long cloak with wide sleeves. This was a special mark of Jacob's favor to ...
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Conclusion. The "coat of many colors" was, in spite of what many people have been taught, an expensive tunic in one color. An accurate translation of the verse in question is the following. And Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a tunic reaching to the soles of his feet ...
