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Genesis 47:6

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The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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  1. Genesis 47:4

    They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  2. Genesis 47:5

    And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  3. Genesis 47:7

    And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  4. Genesis 47:8

    And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?

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