Genesis 47:8 meaning and explanation
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
Genesis 47:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Pharaoh is speaking to Jacob, whom Joseph has just presented at court. The question is a natural courtesy from an Egyptian king receiving an aged foreign visitor, and it sets up Jacob's answer in the next verse about his 130 years.
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