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Joseph was thirty years old when he was summoned to the presence of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. After taking his leave of Pharaoh he journeyed through the entire land of Egypt. (Genesis 41, 46)
During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundantly. (Genesis 41, 47)
He called the second by the name of Ephraim, for he said, "God has given me children in the land of my sorrow." (Genesis 41, 52)
When the seven years of plenty throughout the land of Egypt came to an end, (Genesis 41, 53)
When the land of Egypt began to suffer from the famine, the people came to Pharaoh for bread. But Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph and do as he tells you." (Genesis 41, 55)
When the famine had spread throughout the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians for the famine was indeed severe over the land. (Genesis 41, 56)
It was Joseph, as governor of the land, who sold the grain to all the people. When his brothers arrived they bowed before him, with their faces to the ground. (Genesis 42, 6)
Joseph recognized his brothers but did not make himself known and, instead, said harshly to them, "Where do you come from?" And they answered, "We come from the land of Canaan to buy grain for food." (Genesis 42, 7)
And he remembered the dreams he once had concerning them. He told them, "You are spies, and it is to discover the weak points of the land that you have come." (Genesis 42, 9)
They said, "Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest is today with our father and the other is no more." (Genesis 42, 13)
When they came back to Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him about all their adventures: (Genesis 42, 29)
We were twelve brothers, sons of the same father; one is no more and the youngest is with our father in the land of Canaan.' (Genesis 42, 32)