And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Pharaoh was kind to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake. Egypt would make up the losses of their removal.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 45:16-19.
Glossary
- 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.