3 occurrences

'Governor' in the Bible

So now let Pharaoh [prepare ahead and] look for a man discerning and clear-headed and wise, and set him [in charge] over the land of Egypt [as governor under Pharaoh].

Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People

Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, and he was the one who sold [grain] to all the people of the land; and Joseph’s [half] brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

and they said to him, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But Jacob was stunned and his heart almost stopped beating, because he did not believe them.

Verse ConceptsFaintingNot Believing PeopleLiving On

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