Gen 47:1-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 47:1-6: 47:1-6 Pharaoh responded as Joseph hoped by giving Jacob’s family the best part of the land; he even gave some of the brothers oversight of his own livestock (47:6 ). 47:1 Goshen (see study note on 45:10) is not referred to in ancient Egyptian texts; the name it bore in later Egyptian writings was “the region of Rameses” (47:11 ; see Exod 1:11 ). It was fertile and near to Joseph at court, which suggests that it was on the eastern side of the Nile delta.

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‏ Genesis 47:1-12

Summary for Gen 47:1-6: 47:1-6 ^a Pharaoh responded as Joseph hoped by giving Jacob’s family the best part of the land; he even gave some of the brothers oversight of his own livestock (47:6 ^b). 47:1 ^c Goshen (see study note on 45:10) is not referred to in ancient Egyptian texts; the name it bore in later Egyptian writings was “the region of Rameses” (47:11 ^d; see Exod 1:11 ^e). It was fertile and near to Joseph at court, which suggests that it was on the eastern side of the Nile delta.
Summary for Gen 47:7-10: 47:7-10 ^f When Jacob entered Pharaoh’s court and when he left, he blessed Pharaoh, an indication of Jacob’s position as God’s representative (see Heb 7:7 ^g). God had promised that he would bless those who blessed Abraham’s family (Gen 12:2-3 ^h), so he now blessed Pharaoh and Egypt.