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Then a famine throughout Egypt and Canaan brought a lot of suffering. Our ancestors couldn't find any food.
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When Jacob heard that Egypt had food, he sent our ancestors there. That was their first trip.
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On the second trip, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.
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Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his relatives, 75 people in all.
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So Jacob went to Egypt, and he and our ancestors died there.
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They were taken to Shechem for burial in the tomb that Abraham purchased in Shechem from Hamor's sons.
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"When the time that God had promised to Abraham had almost come, the number of our people in Egypt had grown very large.
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Then a different king, who knew nothing about Joseph, began to rule in Egypt.
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This king was shrewd in the way he took advantage of our people. He mistreated our ancestors. He made them abandon their newborn babies outdoors, where they would die.
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"At that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful child. His parents took care of him for three months.
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When Moses was abandoned outdoors, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and raised him as her son.