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When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.
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On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
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After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.
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Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.
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Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
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“As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
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Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’
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He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
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“At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family.
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When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
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Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.