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Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn`t become Pharaoh`s.
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A Lasting National Law
Commentators agree that Joseph established a permanent, fundamental law in Egypt. This statute, which endured until the time of Moses, dictated that Pharaoh would receive one-fifth (20%) of all the land's produce as a tax. This wasn't a temporary fix but a long-term restructuring of the nation's economy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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