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Genesis 40:2

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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

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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 where he served in the house of Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh. In this setting, Pharaoh’s chief cupbearer and chief baker are imprisoned, bringing them into Joseph’s path and advancing God’s providential plan.

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Genesis 40:2 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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