And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
As for the people, Joseph moved them into cities throughout all of Egypt, from one border of the country to the other.
This verse describes how Joseph relocated Egypt's population into cities across the entire nation during the severe famine.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Joseph, who had risen to power as Pharaoh's second-in-command, was managing a severe famine that affected Egypt and surrounding regions. He implemented economic reforms by acquiring land and people in exchange for food, effectively centralizing control under Pharaoh. This relocation of the people to cities was part of his strategy to organize the population for better resource distribution and administrative efficiency.
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