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Genesis 41:30

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There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

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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, centered on the Nile’s fertile valley, faced the seven years of famine Joseph foretold after years of abundance. Heliopolis, a major Egyptian religious and administrative center near the Nile delta, later appears in Joseph’s marriage connection, underscoring his integration into Pharaoh’s court.

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Genesis 41:30 mentions Egypt, Heliopolis and Nile.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Heliopolis · Neithsabes
Nile · René Hourdry

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