Genesis 47:7 meaning and explanation

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Joseph has already settled his father and brothers in Goshen, and now he brings the aged Jacob before Pharaoh for a formal audience. The scene is striking for its reversal: a wandering herdsman from Canaan, dependent on Egypt's grain, stands before the most powerful ruler in the known world.

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