Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

Genesis 47

1 So Joseph q went in and told Pharaoh, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in r the land of Goshen." 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and s presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, t "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, u "Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were." 4 They said to Pharaoh, v "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell w in the land of Goshen." 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers x in the best of the land. y Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any z able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock."

7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, a and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my b sojourning are 130 years. c Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and d they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their b sojourning." 10 And Jacob e blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of f Rameses, g as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph h provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 46:31
    Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 45:10
    You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 7:13
    And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 46:33
    When Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 46:32
    And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.
    Genesis 46:34
    You shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 15:13
    Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years.
    Deuteronomy 26:5
    And you shall make response before the Lord your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 46:34
    You shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 45:18
    And take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 47:4
    They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 18:21
    Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
    Exodus 18:25
    Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 47:10
    And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
  12. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 29:15
    For we are strangers before you and sojourners,...
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;...
    Psalms 119:19
    I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your co...
    Psalms 119:54
    Your statutes have been my songs in the house o...
    Hebrews 11:9
    By faith he went to live in the land of promise...
    Hebrews 11:13
    These all died in faith, not having received th...
  13. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 29:15
    For we are strangers before you and sojourners,...
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;...
    Psalms 119:19
    I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your co...
    Psalms 119:54
    Your statutes have been my songs in the house o...
    Hebrews 11:9
    By faith he went to live in the land of promise...
    Hebrews 11:13
    These all died in faith, not having received th...
  14. Cross References
    Job 14:1
    Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.
    Psalms 39:4 - 5
    O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!
    James 4:14
    Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 11:32
    The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.
    Genesis 25:7
    These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years.
    Genesis 35:28
    Now the days of Isaac were 180 years.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 47:7
    Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 1:11
    Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
    Exodus 12:37
    And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
    Genesis 45:10
    You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 47:6
    The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.
  19. Cross References
    Genesis 45:11
    There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.
    Genesis 50:21
    So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
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