Genesis 47:11

So Joseph gave his father and his brothers a place to live in and a home in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, near Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

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And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

In Context

10After Jacob had blessed Pharaoh, he went out from Pharaoh’s presence.

12Joseph also provided food for his father and his brothers and all his father’s household according to the number of their little children.

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Cross References

John 10:10The thief comes only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it in greater fullness.

John 14:2In my Father’s home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.

John 17:2even as you gave him power over all humanity, so that he should give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

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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