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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

General references

Bible References

Governor

Psalm 105:16
He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.
Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

He it was

Genesis 41:55
When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."

General references

Proverbs 14:19
Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.

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