The Book of Genesis 42-50

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S1E202: Jacob sends his sons to Egypt to buy food (Gen 44.1-4)

Genesis 42-45 themes and structure (PDF)

Mention of God in Genesis 42-45 (PDF)

Joseph’s brothers by name in Genesis 42-45 (PDF)

Genesis 42 keywords and shape (PDF)

S1E203: "You are spies!" (Genesis 42.5-14)

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S1E204: Joseph tests his brothers (Genesis 42.15-24)

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S1E205: Behold, the silver was in their sacks! (Genesis 42.25-38)

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S1E206: Out of grain, again... (Genesis 43.1-7)

Genesis 43 keywords and shape (PDF)

S1E207: Jacob sends a "present" to "the man" (Genesis 43.8-14)

Parallels between Joseph-brothers and Jacob-Laban (PDF)

S1E208: Joseph's terrified brothers come to his house (Genesis 43.15-25)

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S1E209: Joseph's brothers bow down to him (Genesis 43.26-35)

“Lifted their eyes and saw” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E210: Joseph's final trick on his brothers (Genesis 44.1-6)

Genesis 44 shape and keywords (PDF)

Parallels between Laban-Jacob (Gen 31) and Joseph-brothers (Gen 44) pursuits (PDF)

Character/place correlations in Genesis 31 and 44 (PDF)

S1E211: The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack (Genesis 44.7-13)

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S1E212: Judah steps up to Joseph (Genesis 44.14-23)

Encounter between Joseph and his brothers (Gen 42) and the retelling to Joseph (Gen 44) (PDF)

Encounter between Jacob and his sons (Gen 43) and the retelling to Joseph (Gen 44) (PDF)

(Re)tellings in the Joseph story (PDF)

S1E213: Judah pours out his heart to the Egyptian vizier (Genesis 44.24-34)

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S1E214: "I am your brother, Joseph!" (Genesis 45.1-8)

Genesis 45 shape and keywords (PDF)

Weeping in Genesis (PDF)

S1E215: "You shall settle in the land of Goshen" (Genesis 45.9-14)

Daniels’ visions after chapter 2 (PDF)

S1E216 Pharaoh and Joseph send the brothers "home" (Genesis 45.15-24)

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S1E217: "My son Joseph is alive!" (Genesis 45.25-28)

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S1E218: The birth of a "people": introduction to Genesis 46-50

Genesis 46-50: shape and themes (PDF)

Genesis 46.1-27 shape and keywords (PDF)

Genealogies of Jacob (PDF)

S1E219: Jacob sets out for Egypt with all that he has (Genesis 46.1-7)

Beersheba in Genesis and beyond (PDF)

S1E220: Weaving Genesis and Exodus together via "the sons of Israel" (Genesis 46.8-27)

Exodus 6 annotated (PDF)

S1E221: Jacob goes to Egypt to meet Joseph (Genesis 46.28-47.4)

Genesis 46.28-47.31 shape and keywords (PDF)

Goshen in the Bible (PDF)

Weeping in Genesis (PDF)

S1E222: Joseph gives his family a land deed in Egypt (Genesis 47.5-12)

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S1E223: Joseph enslaves all Egypt in exchange for food (Genesis 47.13-26)

Genesis 47.13-26 and 1 Samuel 8.11-18 (PDF)

S1E224: Jacob prepares to die (Genesis 47.27-31)

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S1E225: Joseph bring his children to Israel (Genesis 48.1-7)

Ephraim and Manasseh in Genesis and beyond (PDF)

Genesis 48 as review of Jacob’s life (PDF)

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg quote about Rachel (PDF)

S1E226: Joseph brings his sons to Israel (Genesis 48.8-16)

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E227: Joseph tries to "correct" his father's blessing hands (Gen 48.17-22)

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E228: Jacob blesses his sons and dies (Genesis 49)

Genesis 49 shape (PDF)

Some of the challenges in interpreting Genesis 49 (PDF)

Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 (PDF)

Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33 shared themes and words (generated by ChatGPT, PDF)

Examples of the translation challenge in Genesis 49 (PDF)

S1E229: Jacob is embalmed (Genesis 50.1-6)

Genesis 50 shape and keywords (PDF)

S1E230: Egyptian elders go with Joseph to bury his father (Genesis 50.7-13)

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S1E231: Joseph "comforts" his terrified brothers (Genesis 50.14-21)

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S1E232: Joseph the Egyptian dies (Genesis 50.22-26)

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S1E233: The parallels in transition of Genesis-Exodus and 2 Samuel-1 Kings

Parallels in the closing of Genesis-Exodus and 2 Samuel-1 Kings (PDF)

Core issues in the closing chapters of Genesis and 2 Samuel (PDF)