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The Best of the Land
Commentators emphasize that Joseph didn't just give his family a place to survive; he gave them "a possession in... the best of the land." Scholars describe this region, called Rameses, as exceptionally fertile and pleasant, possibly the most fruitful in all of Egypt. This demonstrates both Pharaoh's generosity and, more importantly, God's abundant provision for His people, directly contradicting later historical claims that they were given "despicable" land.
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18th Century
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רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
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And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them
a possession in the land of Egypt
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With the seriousness of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob entreated the Lord to bestow a…