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Genesis 40:3

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He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

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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 sold into slavery and later imprisoned. In this passage, the royal cupbearer and baker are confined with Joseph in the captain of the guard’s prison, setting the stage for Joseph’s God-given interpretation of their dreams.

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Genesis 40:3 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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