Gen 37:3 | TNotes | STEP | 37:3 Jacob: Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13 . • Jacob loved Joseph more because Joseph had been born to him in his old age and because he was the first son of his favorite wife, Rachel. • Jacob gave Joseph a beautiful robe to demonstrate that he intended to grant him the largest portion of the inheritance.

‏ Genesis 37:3

37:3 ^a Jacob: Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13 ^b.

• Jacob loved Joseph more because Joseph had been born to him in his old age and because he was the first son of his favorite wife, Rachel.

• Jacob gave Joseph a beautiful robe to demonstrate that he intended to grant him the largest portion of the inheritance.