Genesis 41:1

And it came to pass after two full years that Pharaoh had a dream. He thought he stood upon the bank of the river.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.

Genesis 37:5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

Exodus 1:22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Whatever male child shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.

Deuteronomy 11:10For the land into which thou goest to inherit it, is not as the land of Egypt, whence ye came out, whensoever they sow the seed, and water it with their feet, as a garden of herbs:

Isaiah 19:5And the Egyptians shall drink the water that is by the sea, but the river shall fail, and be dried up.

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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