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[[file:Joseph receiving Pharaoh's Ring.tif |thumb| 200px |Joseph receives the pharaoh’s ring.]] | [[file:Joseph receiving Pharaoh's Ring.tif |thumb| 200px |Joseph receives the pharaoh’s ring.]] | ||
While [[Joseph (Son of Jacob)|Joseph]] was living in Egypt as a slave, the pharaoh had two troubling dreams: in the first, seven healthy cows were devoured by seven thin and gaunt cows; in the second, seven withered heads of grain consumed seven full and good heads of grain. On the recommendation of the chief cupbearer, | While [[Joseph (Son of Jacob)|Joseph]] was living in Egypt as a slave, the pharaoh had two troubling dreams: in the first, seven healthy cows were devoured by seven thin and gaunt cows; in the second, seven withered heads of grain consumed seven full and good heads of grain. On the recommendation of the chief cupbearer, the pharaoh summoned Joseph to interpret the dreams. Joseph explained that the two dreams carried the same message—they foretold seven years of abundance followed by seven years of severe famine. Deeply impressed by Joseph’s wisdom, the pharaoh appointed him as prime minister. During the seven years of plenty, Joseph stored large quantities of grain throughout the cities of Egypt in preparation for the coming famine.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2041&version=NIV Genesis 41장]</ref> When the famine struck, [[Jacob]]’s entire family relocated to Goshen in Egypt, where they found refuge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+46%3A26-27&version=NIV |title=Genesis 46:26–27 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
If the date of Israel’s migration to Egypt is placed in the 19th century BC, the pharaoh of Joseph’s time is generally thought to have been one of the rulers of the 12th Dynasty, under whom Egypt’s Middle Kingdom reached its height of prosperity. | If the date of Israel’s migration to Egypt is placed in the 19th century BC, the pharaoh of Joseph’s time is generally thought to have been one of the rulers of the 12th Dynasty, under whom Egypt’s Middle Kingdom reached its height of prosperity. | ||