God visited Jacob as he journeyed to Egypt
As Jacob journeyed to Egypt, he stopped at Beersheba and offered sacrifice to God. Then, God visited him in the night and assured him that He was going with him into Egypt. Also, the Lord encouraged him not to be afraid of going to Egypt. Furthermore, He promised him that He would bring them up again from Egypt. And that Joseph was going to close his eyes in death.
Jacob's family who went to Egypt
Jacob went to Egypt with all his children, his children's children, both sons and daughters, and his son's wives. Also, he went with all his livestock and the goods he acquired in Cannan. They were sixty-six persons that came from Jacob's body and went from Cannan to Egypt. However, his son's wives were not included. Then Joseph, his two sons with Jacob made them seventy persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt.
Joseph meets his father
When Joseph heard that his father had reached Goshen, he went to meet him. And when he saw him, he wept for a while on his neck. Then, Jacob said to him that he should let him die now he had seen that he was still alive.
Joseph's brothers are to stay in Goshen
Joseph proposed to tell Pharaoh that his brothers and father's household were shepherds so that they would be allowed to stay in Goshen. This was because shepherds were abominations to the Egyptians, and they wouldn't want to live near them. Read more...
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