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Genesis 40:1

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It happened after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

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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 ruled by Pharaoh, where Joseph had been taken as a slave and imprisoned after serving in Potiphar’s household. Its royal court and prison system form the setting in which Pharaoh’s officials are confined with Joseph, preparing for God’s providential elevation of him.

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Genesis 40:1 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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