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Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him - whom Sarah bore to him - Isaac.
And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me."
Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh's.
Then he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. So Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.
She also said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years.
Then Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone."
So they said, "You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Then Joseph said to the people, "Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.
So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly.
"but let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said."
"Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."