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To: rmlew

Agree that the Egyptian state had been around for over 1300 years before the Israelites arrived.

I have no clue as to property ownership except what was written in the bible. (Christians do not rewrite the text of the old testament like the muslims do.) It clearly shows that the egyptian people owned their property and themselves until a great famine forced them to sell both to Pharoah. These transactions were all credited to Joseph.

Genesis 47:12-21
International Standard Version
12 Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household, proportionate to the number of young children.

The Famine Continues
13 Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine. 14 So Joseph kept on accumulating all the money that was to be found throughout Egypt and Canaan in exchange for the grain that was being purchased. He stored the money in Pharaoh’s palace.

15 After all the money had been spent throughout Egypt and Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and demanded, “Give us food! Why should we die right in front of you? Our money is spent!”

16 “You can surrender your livestock,” Joseph replied. “I’ll feed them in exchange, since your money is gone.”

17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph traded food in exchange for horses, various flocks and herds, and donkeys. He fed them with food in exchange for their livestock during that year.

18 The following year, they came to him and reminded him, “We won’t hide from you, your Excellency, that we’ve spent all of our money, and that our livestock all belong to you. There’s nothing left to trade with you, your Excellency, except our bodies and our territories. 19 So why should we and our land die right in front of you? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed, so we can survive and not die, and so the land won’t stay desolate.”

Pharaoh Gains Control of All of Egypt
20 So Joseph purchased all of the Egyptian territory for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine’s effect was so severe. That’s how Pharaoh came to own the land. 21 Then Joseph transported the people to cities from one end of Egypt to the other.


109 posted on 02/24/2024 7:43:31 AM PST by ckilmer
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To: ckilmer

Communism is the spirit of antichrist. Joseph had nothing to do with communism.


110 posted on 02/28/2024 9:40:24 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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