What happensPermalink
Pharaoh gives the Israelites the land of Goshen to settle in. As the famine sets in, Joseph accepts livestock, land, and even bondage in exchange for food, until Pharaoh owns all the land and people of Egypt. Joseph promises to take Jacob’s bones out of Egypt.
Why it mattersPermalink
Even though the famine has become dire, God’s plan, implemented by Joseph, continues feeding all those in Egypt, including his family. Jacob knows they are merely sojourners, so he insists on his final resting place being in God’s land of Canaan.
Key versePermalink
“But let me [Jacob] lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He [Joseph] answered, “I will do as you have said.”