Genesis 47:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 47:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 47:11 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 47:11 — KJV
“And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.”
— Genesis 47:11 (KJV)
Genesis 47:11 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 47:11
“And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Zaphnathpaaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealed priest: or, prince”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:11: joseph, gave, land
“And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:11: joseph, father, brethren
“Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:11: joseph, father, brethren
“The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:11: father, brethren, land
“And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 47:11: joseph, father, land
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