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Genesis 39:6

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He left all that he had in Joseph's hand. He didn't concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.

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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, sold by his brothers, served in Potiphar’s household. Its importance here is that Joseph’s rise to trusted stewardship occurs in a foreign setting, showing God’s providential favor amid his displacement and preparing for Israel’s later connection with Egypt.

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Genesis 39:6 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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