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Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.`
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The Fat of the Land
Commentators explain that Pharaoh's offer was not for just any land, but for the very best Egypt had. To "eat the fat of the land" meant receiving the choicest fruits, the finest wheat, and the most fertile pastures for their flocks. This was an extravagant and generous provision for Jacob's entire household.
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