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The second selection describes the eventual reconciliation of Joseph and the brothers who sold him into slavery. Joseph, having found favor and influence with the Egyptian pharaoh, has become a leading government official. Even more, he serves an unanticipated purpose, feeding masses of people, including his own family, during a terrible seven-year famine.
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Reading the Bible in Its Entirety
If you are planning to read the Bible in its entirety, you should read Genesis 41-50 today.