CHAPTER EXPLORER
Genesis 47
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31 verses in KJV · 257 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Genesis 47 (KJV)
47:1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen.
47:2 And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
47:3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What [is] your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants [are] shepherds, both we, [and] also our fathers.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Moses
Approximate study chronology: c. 1704 BC to c. 1689 BC
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H6547par.ohPharaoh · 24 occurrencesH776e.retsland: country/planet · 22 occurrencesH3130yo.sephJoseph · 15 occurrencesH8141sha.nehyear · 12 occurrencesH4714mits.ra.yimEgypt · 12 occurrencesH127a.da.mahland: soil · 12 occurrencesH1avfather · 10 occurrencesH3117yomday · 9 occurrencesH4735miq.nehlivestock · 8 occurrencesH3808lonot · 8 occurrencesH3290ya.a.qovJacob · 7 occurrencesH251achbrother: male-sibling · 7 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 6 occurrencesH3899le.chemfood · 6 occurrences
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