And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
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Interpretation
With the gravity of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob besought the Lord to bestow a blessing upon Pharaoh. He acted as a man not ashamed of his religion; and who would express gratitude to the benefactor of himself and his family.
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This thought runs through Genesis 47:4-8.