Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Buy us and our land for bread - In times of famine in Hindostan, thousands of children have been sold to prevent their perishing. In the Burman empire the sale of whole families to discharge debts is very common - Ward' s Customs.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 47:19:
Genesis 45:6
Genesis 47:23
Genesis 47:23
Matthew 18:25
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