Pharaoh said to Joseph: your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock. Pharaoh's generous response — best part of the land, Goshen, put the capable ones in charge of my livestock — is the blessing through Joseph extending to the whole covenant family. The application: the covenant person's elevation produces benefits for the covenant community. Joseph's position as lord of Egypt has become provision for seventy people.

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