Genesis 49 Footnotes
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49:8-12 Apparently because of his willingness to accept responsibility for his earlier sin and for Benjamin’s safety, Judah, Jacob’s fourth-born son (35:23), is graced to become the progenitor of the Messiah (49:10). This forms the basis (v. 9) for Christ’s being called “the Lion from the tribe of Judah” (Rv 5:5).