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Genesis 46:26-30
We had one of those days last week where we heard the whole story of the genealogy of Jacob, who was born to him and the names of the son's sons. We see the tail end of that information at the start of today's post, ending with the number seventy. That is how many of his kin ended up in Mitsraim (Egypt).
Then we move on to the actual reunion of Joseph and his father. It turns out that they had arrived and were directed to Goshen. The scrolls say that Joseph then got into his chariot and went to meet them in Goshen, unlike the movie's portrayal of how it all happened. The result is the same though. Joseph got to see his father again and it was a tearful meeting. Israel (Jacob) ended up saying, "Now let me die, since I have your face and know that you are still alive."
This is one of many touching moments in the story. There is still much more to come as each says what they feel, then instructions on what to say when Pharaoh meets them. I assume there are cultural norms that one needs to be e briefed on before meeting such a powerful leader. The deal is then laid out on what they are entitled to and how shepherds are an abomination to Egyptians. They were not anti Semite back then, just anti shepherd!
Today's reading
English
All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen y
Hebrew
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