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Genesis 40:4

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The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many 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 ruled by Pharaoh where Joseph, though unjustly imprisoned, was placed in charge of the royal cupbearer and baker. This setting advances God’s providential preparation of Joseph for later service in Pharaoh’s court.

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Genesis 40:4 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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