- Book: [[Genesis]] - Next chapter: [[Genesis 48]] > [!summary] Summary > Record of the migration of [[Israel]] to [[Egypt]] and the economic policies [[Joseph]] implements during the famine. > [!info] Why is this here? > - Conclusion of the [[Genesis Patriarchs]] lifetimes > - Bridge to [[Exodus]] story, fully explaining how [[Israel]] came to live in [[Egypt]] and how [[Pharaoh]] had his power # Overview ## v. 1-6: [[Joseph]] introduces his family to [[Pharaoh]] - [[Joseph]] informs [[Pharaoh]] that his family have settled into [[Goshen]] from [[Canaan]] - He takes five of his brothers and introduces them to [[Pharaoh]] - [[Pharaoh]] encourages them to settle the “best region of the land,” and seeks any “highly capable men among them” to be put in charge of his livestock ## v. 7-12: [[Jacob]] blesses [[Pharaoh]] and settles in - [[Pharaoh]] asks [[Jacob]] how long he has lived for; gets 130 years in response - Then [[Jacob]] blessed [[Pharaoh]] and went out from his presence - [[Jacob]] and sons settle in ## v. 13-26: [[Joseph]]'s famine policy - Famine in the land was severe - [[Joseph]] offered [[Egypt]]ians food in exchange for their livestock - Then offered food in exchange for their land and servitude - Then he instituted a 20% tax on everyone - The people were grateful ## v. 27-31: [[Israel]] settles down - [[Israel]] settled in, multiplying fruitfully - [[Jacob]] dies at age 147 - [[Joseph]] promises that he'll bury him in the land of his fathers # Details - Priests were exempt from the land claims and taxation - [[Jacob]] blessing [[Pharaoh]] callback to [[Abraham]] being a blessing to nations - [[Joseph]] was 17 when he was sold to [[Egypt]], and spent 17 more years with his father before his death - [[Pharaoh]] acknowledges that [[Jacob]] has a supernatural power on his side by allowing himself to be blessed - This chapter is as roughly as long as the creation chapter [[Genesis 1]] - This chapter to the end of [[Genesis]] is roughly the same length as the entirety of [[Joseph]]'s life up until he gets his position of power - State of [[God's promises]] - Lots of descendants - Lots of land - But not in [[Canaan]]