Genesis 41:46-57 - Joseph's Administration
46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
47 During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundantly. 48 He gathered all the food of these seven years that occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities. He placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. 49 Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea. He finally stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
50 Before the year of famine came, there were born to Joseph two sons, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh, because God helped him forget all his troubles and all about his father's family. 52 He named the second son Ephraim, because God made him fruitful in the land where he had suffered.
53 The seven years when there was plenty of food in Egypt came to an end. 54 The seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt. 55 When the Egyptians became hungry, they cried out to the king for food. So he ordered them to go to Joseph and do what he told them. 56 The famine grew worse and spread over the entire country. Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians.
57 People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.