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Themes in Genesis 47

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Themes in Genesis 47

Genesis 47:1 (show verse)

and Joseph went and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brethren, their sheep and their beasts and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan and are in the land of Goshen."

Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine

Genesis 47:2 (show verse)

And Joseph took a part of his brethren: even five of them, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:3 (show verse)

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, "What is your occupation?" And they said unto Pharaoh, "Feeders of sheep are thy servants, both we and also our fathers."

They said moreover unto Pharaoh, "For to sojourn in the land are we come, for thy servants have no pasture for their sheep, so sore is the famishment in the land of Canaan. Now therefore let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen."

Egypt » Often a refuge to strangers
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
Israel » Goshen
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine

Genesis 47:5 (show verse)

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, "Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee.

Egypt » Inhabitants of » Hospitable
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
Israel » Goshen
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
Kindness » Instances of » Pharaoh to jacob
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Pharaoh, in his treatment of jacob and his family

Genesis 47:6 (show verse)

The land of Egypt is open before thee: In the best place of the land make both thy father and thy brethren dwell. And even in the land of Goshen let them dwell. Moreover, if thou know any men of activity among them, make them rulers over my cattle."

Genesis 47:7 (show verse)

And Joseph brought in Jacob his father and set him before Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Benedictions » Instances of » By jacob » Upon pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
Israel » Goshen
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Joseph » Summary of his life » Filial devotion
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Pharaoh, in his treatment of jacob and his family
Salutations » Were given » By inferiors to their superiors

Genesis 47:8 (show verse)

And Pharaoh asked Jacob, "How old art thou?"

Genesis 47:9 (show verse)

And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, "The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have the days of my life been, and have not attained unto the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimages."

Benedictions » Instances of » By jacob » Upon pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
Israel » Goshen
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
Life » Lessons of » Pilgrimage, a
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
Life » Brief » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
natural Life » Is compared to » A pilgrimage
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » jacob
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Pharaoh, in his treatment of jacob and his family
Time » Brevity of » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
Year » Age computed by » Of jacob

Genesis 47:10 (show verse)

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from him.

Genesis 47:11 (show verse)

And Joseph prepared dwellings for his father and his brethren, and gave them possessions in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land: even in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded.

Children » Instances of » Joseph
Egypt » History of israel in » Israel placed in the land of goshen
jacob » The land of goshen assigned to
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
Nepotism » Of joseph
Rameses » The district in egypt which was inhabited by the israelites

Genesis 47:12 (show verse)

And Joseph made provision for his father, his brethren, and all his father's household, as young children are fed with bread.

Children » Instances of » Joseph
Children » Good » Take care of parents
Good Children » Take care of parents
jacob » The land of goshen assigned to
Joseph » Son of jacob » Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
Judgments » Saints » Provided for, during
Nepotism » Of joseph

Genesis 47:13 (show verse)

There was no bread in all the land, for the dearth was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan, were famished by the reason of the dearth.

Canaan » Land of » Famines in
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Famine » Caused » Faintness
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives

Genesis 47:14 (show verse)

And Joseph brought together all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and he laid up the money in Pharaoh's house.

Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives

Genesis 47:15 (show verse)

When money failed in the land of Egypt and of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph and said, "Give us sustenance: wherefore sufferest thou us to die before thee? For our money is spent."

Genesis 47:16 (show verse)

Then said Joseph, "Bring your cattle, and I will give yow for your cattle, if ye be without money."

Genesis 47:17 (show verse)

And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And he gave them bread for horses and sheep, and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their cattle that year.

Business life » Miscellaneous topics relating to » Barter
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
Statecraft » Instances of » Joseph

Genesis 47:18 (show verse)

When that year was ended, they came unto him the next year and said unto him, "We will not hide it from my lord, how that we have neither money nor cattle for my lord: there is no more left for my lord, but even our bodies and our lands.

Genesis 47:19 (show verse)

Wherefore lettest thou us die before thine eyes, and the land to go to nought? Buy us and our lands for bread: and let both us and our lands be bond to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land go not to waste."

Genesis 47:20 (show verse)

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. For the Egyptians sold every man his land because the dearth was sore upon them: and so the land became Pharaoh's.

Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Egypt » The king acquires title to land of
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
Land » Land measure a cubit = 1824 ft » Sold
Land » Monopoly of
Monopoly » By pharaoh
Real estate » Land sold
Statecraft » Instances of » Joseph

Genesis 47:21 (show verse)

And he appointed the people unto the cities, from one side of Egypt unto the other:

Genesis 47:22 (show verse)

only the land of the Priests bought he not. For there was an ordinance made by Pharaoh for the priests, that they should eat that which was appointed unto them, which Pharaoh had given them; wherefore they sold not their lands.

Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Egypt » Priests of
Egypt » The king acquires title to land of
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
Joseph » Son of jacob » Exempts the priests from the exactions
Land » Monopoly of
Land » Priests' part in
Monopoly » By pharaoh
Property » In real estate » Priests exempt from taxes
Statecraft » Instances of » Joseph

Genesis 47:23 (show verse)

Then Joseph said unto the folk, "Behold, I have bought you this day and your lands for Pharaoh. Take there seed and go sow the land.

Genesis 47:24 (show verse)

And of the increase, ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed to sow the field: and for you, and them of your households, and for your children, to eat."

Genesis 47:25 (show verse)

And they answered, "Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and let us be Pharaoh's servants."

Genesis 47:26 (show verse)

And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day: that men must give Pharaoh the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which was not bond unto Pharaoh.

Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph enriches the king
Egypt » The king acquires title to land of
Extortion » Instances of » Pharaoh in exacting of the egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Joseph » Son of jacob » Sells the stores of food to the people of egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
Joseph » Son of jacob » Exempts the priests from the exactions
Land » Monopoly of
Monopoly » By pharaoh
Statecraft » Instances of » Joseph
Tax » Priests exempted from
Taxes » Examples of
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Examples of
Tribute » Examples of

Burial » The jews anxious to be interred in their family places of
hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made
jacob » Exacts a promise from joseph to bury him with his forefathers
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers
Oaths » Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to

Genesis 47:30 (show verse)

but let me lie by my fathers, and carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burial." And he answered, "I will do as thou hast said."

Burial » The jews anxious to be interred in their family places of
Burial » Burying places » Family
Children » Good » Obey parents
Good Children » Obey parents
jacob » Exacts a promise from joseph to bury him with his forefathers
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers

Genesis 47:31 (show verse)

And he said, "Swear unto me." And he sware unto him. And then Israel bowed him unto the bed's head.

Beds » Antiquity of
Burial » The jews anxious to be interred in their family places of
hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made
jacob » Exacts a promise from joseph to bury him with his forefathers
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers
Oaths » In covenants

Thematic Bible

Themes in Genesis 47

Genesis 47:1 (show verse)

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