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26 So Joseph made a law in Egypt, which continues today: One-fifth of everything from the land belongs to the king. The only land the king did not get was the priests’ land.

“Don’t Bury Me in Egypt”

27 The Israelites continued to live in the land of Goshen in Egypt. There they got possessions and had many children and grew in number.

28 Jacob[a] lived in Egypt seventeen years, so he lived to be one hundred forty-seven years old.

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Footnotes

  1. 47:28 Jacob Also called Israel.

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