Genesis 41:34

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Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt's produce in the seven plenteous years.

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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 Nile-fed kingdom ruled by Pharaoh, where Joseph advised a nationwide grain collection during the coming years of abundance. Heliopolis, a major Egyptian city associated with Joseph’s later marriage, and the Nile, Egypt’s vital agricultural lifeline, underscore the setting in which famine preparation was essential.

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Genesis 41:34 mentions Egypt, Heliopolis and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

Photo of Heliopolis — Heliopolis · Neithsabes