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Genesis 40:22

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but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

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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 was imprisoned after being taken from Canaan. In this royal setting, Pharaoh’s restoration of the cupbearer and execution of the baker fulfilled Joseph’s interpretations, confirming that God’s revealed word proved true.

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Genesis 40:22 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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