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Genesis 45

Genesis 45:25

The Revival of Jacob · Genesis 45:25–28
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Translations

Modern
So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
Traditional
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
Literal
And they went up out of Egypt and they came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father,
Latin
Qui ascendentes ex Ægypto, venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Jacob.

Original

Hebrew
English
So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

Notes

Genesis 45:16–25

Joseph instructed his brothers to bring Jacob and the whole family to Egypt. Grateful for Joseph saving Egypt (45:18; see 47:20), Pharaoh promised them the best land in Egypt. Joseph also gave them Egypt's finest products.

Genesis 45:16–47:12

This section marks a transition as the family moved from Canaan to Goshen, where they would live for the next 400years.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Joseph Symbolic Numbers

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the