Egypt in the Bible
Meaning: that troubles or oppresses; anguish
Exact Match
Egypt fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
God said to Abram, “Know for sure that your descendants will be strangers [living temporarily] in a land (Egypt) that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.
He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
And they
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;
Then they sat down to eat a meal.
When Midianite
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.
Now Joseph had been taken to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites
After this, the Egyptian king’s cupbearer
And they will dream a dream, they two, a man his dream in one night, a man according to the interpretation of his dream; the cup-bearer and the baker which were to the king of Egypt, who were bound in the house of the fortress.
When morning came, he was troubled,
After them, seven other cows—ugly, very sickly, and thin—came up. I’ve never seen such ugly ones as these in all the land of Egypt.
Seven
After them, seven years of famine will take place, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will devastate the land.
“So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
Let Pharaoh do this: Let him appoint overseers over the land and take a fifth of the harvest of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
The food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will take place in the land of Egypt. Then the country will not be wiped out by the famine.”
Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “See, I am placing you over all the land of Egypt.”
He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, and servants called out before him, “Abrek!”
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but no one will be able to raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt without your permission.”
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah and gave him a wife, Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On.
Joseph was 30 years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
Joseph gathered all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and put it in the cities. He put the food in every city from the fields around it.
Then the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.
Extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
Because the famine had spread across the whole country, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,
Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”
So 10 of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.
When they had used up the grain they had brought back from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us some food.”
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down [to Egypt] and buy you food.
The men took this gift, double the amount of money, and Benjamin. They made their way down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come near me,” and they came near. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt.
"I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them. "But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt and about all you have seen. And bring my father here quickly.”
Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’
You are also commanded, ‘Do this: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives and bring your father here.
Do not be concerned about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
He sent his father the following: 10 donkeys carrying the best products of Egypt and 10 female donkeys carrying grain, food, and provisions for his father on the journey.
So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned,
God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back.
They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children went with him to Egypt.
His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.
These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:
All those of Jacob’s household who had come to Egypt: 70
the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land.
Then Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the land of Rameses,
But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.
Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were purchasing, and he brought the money to Pharaoh’s palace.
When the money from the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die here in front of you? The money is gone!”
In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
and Joseph moved the people to the cities
So Joseph made it a law, still in effect today in the land of Egypt, that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.
Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.
When the time drew near for him to die,
When I rest with my fathers, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.”
Joseph answered, “I will do what you have asked.”
Your two sons
"These are my sons," Joseph replied. "God gave them to me here in Egypt." "Please bring them close to me," Jacob said, "so I can bless them."
Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all Pharaoh’s servants, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt went with him,
And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the grain floor of thorns, and they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians. Therefore they called its name, Meadow of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan.
After Joseph buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt. Joseph lived 110 years.
Joseph died at the age of 110. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family:
The total number of Jacob’s descendants
A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God
So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?”
And the midwives answered Pharaoh, that the Hebrews' women were not as the women of Egypt: but were sturdy women, and were delivered yer the midwives came at them.
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out;
Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out
Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
But Moses asked God, “Who am I
He answered, “I will certainly be with you,
“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me and said: I have paid close attention to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt.
And I have promised you that I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt
They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.
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Egypt » Prophecies against
Egypt » Often a refuge to strangers
Egypt » River, or brook (rv), of: perhaps identical with sihor, which see [sihor→] » A small stream flowing into the mediterranean sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of israel
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Often intermarried with strangers
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Captivity of its people
Egypt » Subject to plague, &c
Egypt » Religion of, idolatrous
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Utter desolation of, for forty years
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Destruction of its idols
Egypt » Exports of
Egypt » History of israel in » Israel placed in the land of goshen
Egypt » The armies of » Assistance of, sought by judah against the chaldees
Egypt » Called » The south
Egypt » Idolatry of, followed by israel
Egypt » Productions of
Egypt » Magi of
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Invasion by babylon
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob's death and burial
Egypt » Peopled by mizraim's posterity
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Hospitable
Egypt » Ruled by kings who assumed the name of pharaoh
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Infatuation of its princes
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Dismay of its inhabitants
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fertility
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses proves his divine mission by miracles
Egypt » History of israel in » Date of the exodus
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph sold into
Egypt » As a power, was » Treacherous
Egypt » Celebrated for » Commerce
Egypt » Had princes and counsellors
Egypt » Watered by the nile
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Allies to share its misfortunes
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fine linen, &c
Egypt » As a power, was » Proud and arrogant
Egypt » Called » The land of ham
Egypt » Magic practised in
Egypt » Called » House of bondmen
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Christ to be called out of
Egypt » Celebrated for » Literature
Egypt » Called » Rahab
Egypt » Army of destroyed in the red sea
Egypt » Dry climate of
Egypt » History of israel in » Egypt is plagued for pharaoh's obstinacy
Egypt » Land of ham
Egypt » Armies of
Egypt » Abraham lives in
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » The jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Spoil of, a reward to babylon for services against tyre
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Prophetic illustration of its destruction
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Destruction of its cities
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Destruction of its power
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph's successful provision against the years of famine
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams
Egypt » History of israel in » Pharaoh invites jacob into
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph counsels pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph made governor
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Might be received into the congregation in the third generation
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Not to be abhorred by israel
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fine horses
Egypt » The armies of » Besieged and plundered jerusalem in rehoboam's time
Egypt » The armies of » Deposed jehoahaz and made judea tributary
Egypt » Mode of entertaining in
Egypt » Under a governor
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » To be numbered and blessed along with israel
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Terror occasioned by its fall
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Conversion of
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets the chief baker's and the chief butler's dreams
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph unjustly cast into prison
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Destruction of the first-born
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph sends for his father
Egypt » History of israel in » Israel spoil the egyptians
Egypt » History of israel in » Israel driven out of
Egypt » The armies of » Destroyed in the red sea
Egypt » Priests of
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Failure of internal resources
Egypt » History of israel in » Pharaoh pursues israel and is miraculously destroyed
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph makes himself known to his brethren
Egypt » History of israel in » Potiphar blessed for joseph's sake
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph recognizes his brethren
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph's ten brethren arrive
Egypt » History of israel in » Male children destroyed
Egypt » History of israel in » The passover instituted
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses slays an egyptian
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob's journey
Egypt » Famine in
Egypt » Rahab
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Ever to be a base kingdom
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses adopted and brought up by pharaoh's daughter
Egypt » History of israel in » Israel increase and are oppressed
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses sent to pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Benjamin brought
Egypt » As a power, was » Ambitious of conquests
Egypt » As a power, was » Pompous
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Abhorred shepherds
Egypt » As a power, was » Mighty
Egypt » Celebrated for » Wealth
Egypt » The armies of » Invaded assyria and killed josiah who assisted it
Egypt » The armies of » Described
Egypt » Sometimes visited by famine
Egypt » Boundaries of
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses exposed on the nile
Egypt » The armies of » Captured and burned gezer
Egypt » Mode of embalming in
Egypt » Diet used in
Egypt » Of horses
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Civil war
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses flees to midian
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Abhorred the sacrifice of oxen, &c
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Superstitious
Egypt » Called » Sihor
Egypt » The king acquires title to land of
Egypt » Overflowed by the nile river
Egypt » Imports of
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses born and hid for three months
Egypt » Joseph takes jesus to
When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers. Then were fulfilled these words spoken in the Prophet Jeremiah, where he says-- 'A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and much lamentation; Rachel, weeping for her children, Refused all comfort because they were not.' But, on the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and go into the Land of Israel, for those who sought to take the child's life are dead."