Genesis 47:11 meaning and explanation

So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

Genesis 47:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Joseph has just presented five of his brothers and his father Jacob to Pharaoh, and Pharaoh has granted the family the best part of Egypt. Here Joseph keeps that promise, settling them as resident foreigners in Goshen, called the district of Rameses.

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