Gen 37:34 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 37:34-35: 37:34-35 Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap: These were signs of great distress and mourning (see 44:13 ; Job 1:20 ; 16:15 ). Jacob was devastated and refused to be comforted. The treachery thus affected everyone in his family.

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cJob 1:20►

‏ Genesis 37:34

Summary for Gen 37:34-35: 37:34-35 ^a Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap: These were signs of great distress and mourning (see 44:13 ^b; Job 1:20 ^c; 16:15 ^d). Jacob was devastated and refused to be comforted. The treachery thus affected everyone in his family.