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Genesis 39:10

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It happened that as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he didn't listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.
The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Egypt was the land where Joseph served in Potiphar’s household after being sold by his brothers. Its setting highlights Joseph’s daily vulnerability as a foreign slave, yet also his sustained refusal of Potiphar’s wife’s advances out of loyalty to God.

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Genesis 39:10 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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