Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

He it was

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Bible References

Governor

Psalm 105:16
Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every {supply} of bread.
Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his afflictions and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

He it was

Genesis 41:55
And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the land of Egypt, "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do."

General references

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.