94 | Genesis 45:16
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16 When the news reached Pharaoh ’ s palace that Joseph ’ s brothers |
Tell ed-Dab ' a ( Avaris ) |
Zoan |
had come , o Phar aoh and all his of fi cials were pleased . 17 Phar aoh said to Jo seph , “ Tell your brothers , ‘ Do this : Load your an i mals and re turn to the land of Ca naan , 18 and bring your fa ther and your fam i lies back to me . I will give you the best of the land of Egypt p and you can en joy the fat of the land .’ q
19 “ You are also di rected to tell them , ‘ Do this : Take some carts r from Egypt for your chil dren and
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GOSHEN |
your wives , and get your fa ther |
and come . 20 Never mind about |
Pithom |
your be long ings , be cause the best |
of all Egypt will be yours .’ ” |
21 So the sons of Is rael did this . |
On ( Heliopolis ) |
Jo seph gave them carts , as Pharaoh |
Memphis |
had com manded , and he also |
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gave them pro vi sions for their jour ney . s
22 To each of them he gave new cloth ing , but to Benja min he gave three hun dred shek els a of sil ver and five sets of clothes . t
23 And this is what he sent to his fa ther : ten don keys loaded
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with the best things of Egypt , and ten fe male don keys loaded with grain and bread and |
other pro vi sions for his jour ney . 24 Then he sent his broth ers away , and as they were leaving |
he said to them , “ Don ’ t quar rel on the way !” u |
25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their fa ther Ja cob in the land of Ca naan . 26 They |
told him , “ Jo seph is still alive ! In fact , he is ruler of all Egypt .” Ja cob was stunned ; he did not |
believe them . v 27 But when they told him ev ery thing Jo seph had said to them , and when he |
saw the carts w Jo seph had sent to carry him back , the spirit of their fa ther Ja cob re vived . 28 And |
Is rael said , “ I ’ m con vinced ! My son Jo seph is still alive . I will go and see him be fore I die .” |
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D e d i t e r l t a R e g r a n i o n e a n S
Wadi Tumilat e a
45:16 o Ac 7:13
45:18 p Ge 27:28 ; 46:34 ; 47:6 , 11 , 27 ; Nu 18:12 , 29 q Ps 37:19
45:19 r Ge 46:5 45:21 s Ge 42:25 45:22 t Ge 37:3 ; 43:34 45:24 u Ge 42:21‐22 45:26 v Ge 44:28 45:27 w ver 19
46:1 x Ge 21:14 ; 28:10 y Ge 26:24 ; 28:13 ;
31:42
46:2 z Ge 15:1 ; Job 33:14-15 a Ge 22:1 ; 31:11
46:3 b Ge 28:13 c Ge 12:2 ; Dt 26:5
d Ex 1:7
46:4 e Ge 28:15 ; 48:21 ; Ex 3:8 f Ge 50:1 , 24
Jacob Goes to Egypt
46 So Is rael set out with all that was his , and when he reached Be er sheba , x he of fered
sac ri fices to the God of his fa ther Isaac . y 2 And God spoke to Is rael in a vi sion at night z and said , “ Jacob ! Jacob !” “ Here I am ,” a he replied . 3 “ I am God , the God of your fa ther ,” b he said . “ Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt , for
I will make you into a great na tion c there . d
4 I will go down to Egypt with you , and I will surely bring you back again . e And Jo seph ’ s own hand will close your eyes . f ” 5 Then Ja cob left Be er sheba , and Is ra el ’ s sons took their fa ther Ja cob and their chil dren
a 22 That is , about 7 1 / 2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
45:16 – 20 Phar aoh ’ s reaction to the news that Joseph ’ s brothers had come reflects Joseph ’ s good standing with him . 45:21 – 23 Having arrived in Egypt as a slave , Joseph has become exceptionally wealthy . 45:22 three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes . Whereas he was sold as a slave for 20 shekels ( 37:28 ), Joseph generously gives his younger brother Benjamin gifts of considerable value . 45:25 – 28 Jacob responds with incredulity , since his sons had deceived him 20 years earlier by telling him that Joseph was dead ( 37:31 – 35 ).
46:1 — 47:12 Jacob Goes to Egypt . The account of Jacob ’ s journey to Egypt has four parts : ( 1 ) At Beersheba God permits Jacob to relocate to Egypt ( vv . 1 – 7 ). ( 2 ) A list of the names of those who went to Egypt ( vv . 8 – 27 ). ( 3 ) Jacob encounters Joseph ( vv . 28 – 30 ). ( 4 ) Joseph prepares the way for his father to meet Phar aoh , conscious of the Egyptians ’ strong antipathy toward shepherds ( 46:31 — 47:12 ). 46:1 Possibly leaving from Hebron ( see 37:14 ), Jacob travels southward . Beersheba . Where previously both Abraham and Isaac settled for some time ( 21:22 – 34 ; 26:23 – 33 ). 46:2 – 4 Through a nighttime vision , God authorizes Jacob to go to Egypt . This contrasts with a previous occasion when God prohibited Jacob ’ s father , Isaac , from going to Egypt during a famine ( 26:1 – 5 ). Remarkably , it will be in Egypt that God transforms Abraham ’ s descendants into a great nation , fulfilling his promise to Abraham ( 12:2 ). Later , in the book of Exodus , the remarkable growth of the Israelites eventually leads to their expulsion from Egypt and return to the land of Canaan . Through this entire process , God promises to be with Jacob . 46:4 I will surely bring you back again . The “ you ” is singular and refers to Jacob . While Jacob subsequently dies in Egypt ( 49:33 ), Joseph arranges to bury Jacob in Canaan alongside Abraham and Isaac ( 50:4 – 13 ). Burying the patriarchs at Hebron reflects God ’ s commitment to give the land of Canaan to their descendants . Although the fulfillment of God ’ s promises lies well beyond their lifetime , the patriarchs anticipated an ongoing relationship with God even after death ( Heb 11:12 – 16,39 ). In the future they would share in the results of God ’ s redemptive work in the world . 46:5 – 7 Jacob ’ s entire family , with all their possessions , relocates to Egypt , a journey of