During a drought in 1847 BC, the century many believed Joseph lived as Pharaoh’s man in charge of grain reserves during a seven-year drought, five nomads showed up starving at an Egyptian fort. “The desert is dying of hunger,” they tell the soldiers. They said they wanted to “serve the Great House,” working for the king so they could eat. Soldiers turned them away. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, page 181.
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STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.
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