KJV ORIGINAL
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Joseph's ten brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Joseph's brothers traveling to Egypt during a famine to buy food, not knowing their brother Joseph was now a powerful leader there.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Joseph had been sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and eventually rose to a position of great power in Egypt as the Pharaoh's chief administrator. Years later, a severe famine struck the region, affecting Jacob and his family in Canaan, who depended on Egypt's stored grain for survival. So, Jacob sent his ten sons, Joseph's brothers, to Egypt to buy food, unaware that this journey would lead to a dramatic reunion.
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