Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Goshen » A district » A district in egypt especially suitable for herds and flocks » Israelites dwelt in
Live in the land of Goshen. You will be near me. Live there with your children and your grandchildren, as well as your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
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Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived,
Israel » Goshen
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived, Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time. Jacob said to Joseph: Now I am ready to die. Now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive. read more.
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
We have come to live in this country. The famine is so severe in the land of Canaan that there is no pasture for our flocks. Please give us permission to live in the region of Goshen. The king said to Joseph: Now that your father and your brothers have arrived, the land of Egypt is theirs. Let them settle in the region of Goshen, the best part of the land. If there are any capable men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock. read more.
Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing. The king asked him: How old are you? Jacob answered: My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings. Jacob gave the king a farewell blessing and left.
Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing. The king asked him: How old are you? Jacob answered: My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings. Jacob gave the king a farewell blessing and left.
The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They became rich and had many children. Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old.
jacob » Meets joseph
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived, Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time. Jacob said to Joseph: Now I am ready to die. Now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive. read more.
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
Judah » Son of jacob
At that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam.
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The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.
Judah, your brothers will praise you. You hold your enemies by the neck. Your brothers will bow down before you.
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Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived,
Judah asked his brothers: What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death?
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Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said: This time I will praise Jehovah. So she named him Judah (Praise). Then she stopped having children.
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The sons of Leah were Jacob's firstborn Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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Judah said to him: The man gave us strict warning! He said: 'You will not be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.'
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When Judah and his brothers got there, Joseph was still at home. So they bowed down to Joseph.
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Judah » Son of jacob » Goes down into egypt for corn (grain)
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived,
The famine was extremely bad in the land. When they finished eating the grain they brought from Egypt, Israel said to his sons: Go back and buy us a little more food. Judah said to him: The man gave us strict warning! He said: 'You will not be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.' read more.
If you let our brother go with us, we will go and buy food for you. If you will not let him go, we will not go. The man said to us: 'You will not be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.' Israel asked: Why have you made trouble for me by telling the man you had another brother? They answered: The man kept asking about our family and us. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'? Then Judah said to his father Israel: Send the boy along with me. Let us get going so that we will not starve to death. I guarantee that he will come back. You can hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, you can blame me the rest of my life. If we had not waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now.
If you let our brother go with us, we will go and buy food for you. If you will not let him go, we will not go. The man said to us: 'You will not be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.' Israel asked: Why have you made trouble for me by telling the man you had another brother? They answered: The man kept asking about our family and us. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'? Then Judah said to his father Israel: Send the boy along with me. Let us get going so that we will not starve to death. I guarantee that he will come back. You can hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, you can blame me the rest of my life. If we had not waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now.
When Judah and his brothers got there, Joseph was still at home. So they bowed down to Joseph. He asked them: What have you done? Did you not know I could find out? Sir, what can we say? Judah replied. How can we prove we are innocent? God has shown that we are guilty. And now all of us are your slaves, especially the one who had the cup. read more.
He said: It is far from me that I should do this. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant. As for you, you go in peace to your father. Judah went up to Joseph and said: Please, Sir, let me speak openly with you. Do not be angry with me, although you are equal to Pharaoh. Sir, you asked us, 'Do you have a father or a brother?' We answered, 'We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.' Then you said to us, 'Bring him here to me so that I can see him myself.' We replied, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.' Then you said you will not be admitted to my presence again unless your youngest brother comes with you.' We went back and told our father what you said. He told us to return and buy a little food. We answered, 'We cannot go. We will not be admitted to the man's presence unless our youngest brother is with us. We can go only if our youngest brother also goes.' Our father said, 'You know that my wife Rachel bore me only two sons. One has already left me. He must have been torn to pieces by wild animals, because I have not seen him since he left. If you take this one from me now and something happens to him, the sorrow you would cause me would kill me, as old as I am.' That is why Benjamin must be with us when I go back to my father. He loves him so much that he will die if Benjamin does not come back with me. I promised my father I would bring him home safely. If I do not, I told my father he could blame me the rest of my life. Sir, I am your slave. Please let me stay here in place of Benjamin. Please let him return home with his brothers. How can I face my father if Benjamin is not with me? I could not bear to see my father in such sorrow.
He said: It is far from me that I should do this. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant. As for you, you go in peace to your father. Judah went up to Joseph and said: Please, Sir, let me speak openly with you. Do not be angry with me, although you are equal to Pharaoh. Sir, you asked us, 'Do you have a father or a brother?' We answered, 'We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.' Then you said to us, 'Bring him here to me so that I can see him myself.' We replied, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.' Then you said you will not be admitted to my presence again unless your youngest brother comes with you.' We went back and told our father what you said. He told us to return and buy a little food. We answered, 'We cannot go. We will not be admitted to the man's presence unless our youngest brother is with us. We can go only if our youngest brother also goes.' Our father said, 'You know that my wife Rachel bore me only two sons. One has already left me. He must have been torn to pieces by wild animals, because I have not seen him since he left. If you take this one from me now and something happens to him, the sorrow you would cause me would kill me, as old as I am.' That is why Benjamin must be with us when I go back to my father. He loves him so much that he will die if Benjamin does not come back with me. I promised my father I would bring him home safely. If I do not, I told my father he could blame me the rest of my life. Sir, I am your slave. Please let me stay here in place of Benjamin. Please let him return home with his brothers. How can I face my father if Benjamin is not with me? I could not bear to see my father in such sorrow.