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Genesis 40:16

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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.

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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, was imprisoned after serving in Potiphar’s household. In Pharaoh’s prison, the chief baker heard Joseph’s favorable interpretation of the cupbearer’s dream and asked for his own dream to be interpreted.

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Genesis 40:16 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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