Genesis 46-47
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wolfbiblemoonJoseph's story continues, and is pretty boring actually...
* Another lineage, this time all of Jacob's grandsons (the daughters are occasionally listed, and apparently Jacob had more than one daughter?) so we have a full head count of everyone Jacob brings to Egypt, well almost to Egypt. They can't actually reside in Egypt because The Egyptians detest shepherds, slightly bizarrely.
* Pharaoh ends up owning all of Egypt and the surrounding lands as people come to buy food and have to give everything for some bread. Apparently this arrangement is why one fifth of everything produced by anyone in these lands has to be given to Pharaoh. Typical feudal society arrangement...
Last three chapters of Genesis tomorrow, then I'll be reading an actual bible instead of my fun illustrated book!
* Another lineage, this time all of Jacob's grandsons (the daughters are occasionally listed, and apparently Jacob had more than one daughter?) so we have a full head count of everyone Jacob brings to Egypt, well almost to Egypt. They can't actually reside in Egypt because The Egyptians detest shepherds, slightly bizarrely.
* Pharaoh ends up owning all of Egypt and the surrounding lands as people come to buy food and have to give everything for some bread. Apparently this arrangement is why one fifth of everything produced by anyone in these lands has to be given to Pharaoh. Typical feudal society arrangement...
Last three chapters of Genesis tomorrow, then I'll be reading an actual bible instead of my fun illustrated book!
