circa 1900–1700 BC
Jacob, Joseph & Egypt
Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel; Joseph is sold into slavery yet rises to save the world from famine.
- Genesis 45:10c. 1707 BC
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
- Genesis 45:11c. 1707 BC
And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
- Genesis 45:12c. 1707 BC
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
- Genesis 45:13c. 1707 BC
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
- Genesis 45:14c. 1707 BC
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- Genesis 45:15c. 1707 BC
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
- Genesis 45:16c. 1707 BC
¶ And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
- Genesis 45:17c. 1707 BC
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
- Genesis 45:18c. 1707 BC
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
- Genesis 45:19c. 1707 BC
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
- Genesis 45:20c. 1707 BC
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
- Genesis 45:21c. 1707 BC
And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
- Genesis 45:22c. 1707 BC
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
- Genesis 45:23c. 1707 BC
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
- Genesis 45:24c. 1707 BC
So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
- Genesis 45:25c. 1707 BC
¶ And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
- Genesis 45:26c. 1707 BC
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
- Genesis 45:27c. 1707 BC
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
- Genesis 45:28c. 1707 BC
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
- Genesis 46:1c. 1706 BC
¶ And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
- Genesis 46:2c. 1706 BC
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- Genesis 46:3c. 1706 BC
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
- Genesis 46:4c. 1706 BC
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
- Genesis 46:5c. 1706 BC
¶ And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
- Genesis 46:6c. 1706 BC
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: