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Genesis 41:53 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end. "
Genesis 41:53
Verse in Context
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51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
52 The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
54 The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”
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Genesis 41:1
"At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river."
Genesis 41:2
"Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass."
Genesis 41:3
"Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river."
Genesis 41:4
"The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke."
Genesis 41:5
"He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good."
Genesis 41:6
"Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them."
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