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Genesis 40:12

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Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.

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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 taken as a slave and later imprisoned after serving in Potiphar’s household. In this setting, Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s cupbearer’s dream, showing that God’s providence remained active even in Joseph’s confinement.

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Genesis 40:12 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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