Joseph, son of Jacob, gets his brothers angry enough to sell him to Midianite merchantmen, who sell to him to Potiphar, Pharaoh's captain of the guard. He resists Potiphar's wife over an extended period of time, and is subsequently framed and thrown into jail. God, through Joseph, interprets the dreams of the butler and the baker and later Pharaoh, which earns him the position of governor in charge of saving Egypt from the famine that was foreseen as part of a revelation given to Joseph. When the famine arrives he finds his brothers and, after a bit of a process in finding out their true intentions and feelings, reveals himself to them and meets back up with his family. Pharaoh bestows the best part of the land of Egypt to Jacob and his family. Jacob dies and, many years later, Joseph dies too. Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, are blessed by Jacob, as well as all of Jacob's children. Here is the Abrahamic Covenant passed on to the 12 tribes of Israel (and/or Jacob). Christ prophesied about in chapter 49 and 50, called the Stone of Israel, Shiloh, the Shepherd, and the Messiah.
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