Jacob lived in the land of Canaan shortly before the death of Issac. Issac died when he was 190 years old full of age,Esau and Jacob buried him where Abraham and Sarah and Rebekah was buried. Esau and Jacob lived nearby and as their riches and population were so big for them to live together they separated and lived in distinct places. Descendants of Esau became dukes in the land of Edom(Esau).Detailed reading can be done in Gen 36.
Joseph was the son of Jacob's old age.When he was 17 years old he used to give evil report of the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah to Jacob.So they hated him.He was Jacob's favourite, and the family dreamer according to them.His brothers delivered him to Midianite merchants when he was sent to Shechem one day to know their well being by Jacob.Jacob was misinformed that Joseph died of an animal attack.
Joseph comes to be bought by Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh where he gains favour with the officer.But he gets cast into prison due to false allegations of misbehaviour by Potiphar's wife.
Even in the prison God gives Joseph favour with the keeper of the prison.He was given the responsibilty of keeping the prisoners.
He interprets the dreams of a cupbearer and baker of Pharaoh.The cupbearer gets released to his office.
But forgets about Joseph to recommend him to the king.Then Pharaoh has a dream and Joseph is remembered and summoned to Pharaoh.There he interprets Pharaoh's dream and lets him know that a 7 year famine is coming up after a 7year bumper harvest. He counsels Pharaoh to set a wise man to store grains during the years of plenty in store for the famine.Joseph gets the job and becomes second to Pharaoh.
His brethren are sent by Jacob to get grain and after much threats and making them go back and forth and troubling them Joseph reveals himself to his brethren and seeks to bring Jacob to Egypt.
Jacob is brought to Egypt with all his sons and families.They are given a place in the land of Goshen by Pharaoh. Jacob even blesses Pharaoh.
When Jacob nears his time of death he calls unto him all his children and blesses them prophetically.Though he dies there he asks his children to bury him with Abraham,Sarah,Issac,Rebekah and Leah in the land of Canaan. Joseph makes his servants embalm Jacob's body and they ask permission from Pharaoh to bury Jacob and they are granted permission.They go with a great company in chariots and horses,they bury him in the cave at Machpelah.
Joseph lived on to be 110 years.
Gen 50:23 "And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees."
Joseph was the son of Jacob's old age.When he was 17 years old he used to give evil report of the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah to Jacob.So they hated him.He was Jacob's favourite, and the family dreamer according to them.His brothers delivered him to Midianite merchants when he was sent to Shechem one day to know their well being by Jacob.Jacob was misinformed that Joseph died of an animal attack.
Joseph comes to be bought by Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh where he gains favour with the officer.But he gets cast into prison due to false allegations of misbehaviour by Potiphar's wife.
Even in the prison God gives Joseph favour with the keeper of the prison.He was given the responsibilty of keeping the prisoners.He interprets the dreams of a cupbearer and baker of Pharaoh.The cupbearer gets released to his office.
But forgets about Joseph to recommend him to the king.Then Pharaoh has a dream and Joseph is remembered and summoned to Pharaoh.There he interprets Pharaoh's dream and lets him know that a 7 year famine is coming up after a 7year bumper harvest. He counsels Pharaoh to set a wise man to store grains during the years of plenty in store for the famine.Joseph gets the job and becomes second to Pharaoh.
His brethren are sent by Jacob to get grain and after much threats and making them go back and forth and troubling them Joseph reveals himself to his brethren and seeks to bring Jacob to Egypt.
Jacob is brought to Egypt with all his sons and families.They are given a place in the land of Goshen by Pharaoh. Jacob even blesses Pharaoh.
When Jacob nears his time of death he calls unto him all his children and blesses them prophetically.Though he dies there he asks his children to bury him with Abraham,Sarah,Issac,Rebekah and Leah in the land of Canaan. Joseph makes his servants embalm Jacob's body and they ask permission from Pharaoh to bury Jacob and they are granted permission.They go with a great company in chariots and horses,they bury him in the cave at Machpelah.Joseph lived on to be 110 years.
Gen 50:24
"And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."
thus Joseph instructed his brethren to carry his bones to Canaan, he died in Egypt ,was embalmed and buried in a coffin.
Then his brethren died and all that generation.The children of Israel increased mightily ,and the land was full of them they even became more than the Egyptians. There arose a Pharaoh who did not know Joseph and he was counseled to bring the children of Israel under hard labour and they were made slaves for more than 400 years.
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