Genesis 47:11

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Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

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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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Canaan was the land from which Jacob’s family came, while Egypt was the kingdom where Joseph had risen to authority. Within Egypt, Joseph settled his family in Goshen, in the region of Rameses, providing them fertile land and security during the famine.

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Genesis 47:11 mentions Canaan, Egypt, Goshen and Rameses.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato