Genesis 47:12

And he fed them, along with all his father’s house, providing portions of food to each one.

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In The King James Version

And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

In Context

11Truly, Joseph gave his father and brothers a possession in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.

13For in the whole world there was a lack of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, most of all Egypt and Canaan,

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Cross References

Genesis 45:7And God sent me ahead, so that you may be preserved upon the earth, and so that you would be able to have food in order to live.

Genesis 45:11And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.’

Genesis 47:21along with all of its people, from the newest borders of Egypt, even to its furthest limits,

Genesis 50:21Do not be afraid. I will pasture you and your little ones.” And he consoled them, and he spoke mildly and leniently.

Ruth 4:15And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons.”

Matthew 15:4‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:2-13

Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They… Read the whole commentary →

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