Genesis 41:1

A full two years later, Pharaoh had a dream that he was standing beside the River Nile.

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And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

In Context

2He saw seven cows coming up from the river. They looked well-fed and healthy as they grazed among the reeds.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:14Laban told him, “No question about it—you're my own flesh and blood!” Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.

Genesis 37:5Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

Exodus 1:22Then Pharaoh issued this order to all his people: “Throw every Hebrew boy that's born into the Nile, but let every girl live.”

Deuteronomy 11:10The country you're entering to occupy isn't like the country of Egypt that you've come from. There you had to sow your seed and work hard irrigating the ground, like taking care of a vegetable garden.

Esther 6:1That night the king wasn't able to sleep, so he ordered the Book of Records of the King's Reign brought in so it could be read to him.

Isaiah 19:5The waters of the Nile will fail, and its riverbed will be sunbaked and dry.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:1

Two things Providence is here bringing about:—I. The advancement of Joseph. II. The maintenance of Jacob and his family in a time of famine; for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the earth, and direct the affairs of the children of men for the benefit of those few whose hearts are upright with him. In order to these, we have here, 1. Pharaoh's dreams, ver. 1-8 . 2. The recommendation of Joseph to him for an interpreter, ver. 9-13 . 3. The interpretation of the dreams, and the prediction of seven years of… Read the whole commentary →

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