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Genesis 41:57

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All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

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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, was the kingdom where Joseph administered grain during the famine; its surplus drew people from surrounding lands. Heliopolis, a major Egyptian city near the Nile delta and associated with Joseph’s marriage into an influential priestly family, underscores his integration into Egypt’s administration.

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Genesis 41:57 mentions Egypt, Heliopolis and Nile.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Heliopolis · Neithsabes
Nile · René Hourdry

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