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"Only he did not buy the land of the priests, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land."
The book of beginnings - creation, the fall, the flood, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
Old Testament • Book #1
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, beca...
Genesis 47:21As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other...
Genesis 47:23Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, ...
Genesis 47:24It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your ...
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