11-15 “Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. That’s how the Jacob family got to Egypt.

15-16 “Jacob died, and our fathers after him. They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor.

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12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(A) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(B) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(C) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(D) seventy-five in all.(E)

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