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Genesis 39:22

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The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was the doer of it.

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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 had been sold into slavery and later imprisoned after false accusations in Potiphar’s household. In this Egyptian prison, the keeper entrusted Joseph with responsibility over the other prisoners, showing God’s continuing favor amid Joseph’s suffering.

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Genesis 39:22 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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