Genesis 47:10 meaning and explanation

Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.

Genesis 47:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob, an elderly shepherd from Canaan, has been presented to Pharaoh by Joseph, now Egypt's powerful administrator. In the ancient world a blessing was not a casual goodbye but a spoken gift invoking God's favor, and it was normally given by a greater to a lesser.

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