Genesis 41:1

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It happened at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

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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 is the land ruled by Pharaoh, where Joseph is imprisoned and where the Nile’s annual flooding sustains agriculture; Pharaoh’s dream of cows emerging from the river therefore concerns the nation’s food supply. Heliopolis, a major Egyptian religious center near the Nile, later becomes significant as the home of Joseph’s father-in-law, linking Joseph’s elevation to Egypt’s royal administration.

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Genesis 41:1 mentions Egypt, Heliopolis and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

Photo of Heliopolis — Heliopolis · Neithsabes