Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The earth brought forth by handfuls - This probably refers principally to rice, as it grows in tufts, a great number of stalks proceeding from the same seed. In those years the Nile probably rose sixteen cubits; See Clarke on Genesis 41:31 (note).
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 41:47:
Genesis 41:34
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