Genesis 41:19

Genesis 41:20 →

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

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Interpretation

God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews.

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This thought runs through Genesis 41:17-21.

Genesis 41:17 Genesis 41:18 Genesis 41:19 Genesis 41:20 Genesis 41:21

Glossary

Nile Place: Biblical river. Modern identification: Nile River.
Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.