Genesis 41:41-57 Joseph in Charge of Egypt
Pharaoh gave him his signet ring. He dressed him like an Egyptian with robes of fine linen and gold chains. He was put in charge of all Egypt. Pharaoh also gave him a new name Zaphenath-Paneah, and gave him Asenath as a wife.
For the first 7 years Egypt produced plentifully, Joseph stored up large quantities of grain so much that he stopped counting it. During this time Joseph had 2 sons.
Genesis 41:51-52
Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
The famine started 7 years later just as Joseph said would happen. The famine was not only in Egypt but also the land that surrounded it. There was food in the land of Egypt because they stored up food as Joseph told them to do. When all of Egypt felt the effects of the famine they were told to go to Joseph and do as they told him to do. Joseph sold the grain to all the countries that came to him.
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