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Genesis 45:5

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Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

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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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Genesis 45:5 mentions Canaan, Egypt and Goshen.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Goshen · Didia

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