Bible Cross References
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
Genesis 45:16-20
16
When the news reached the palace that Joseph's brothers had come, the king and his officials were pleased.
17
He said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers to load their animals and to return to the land of Canaan.
18
Let them get their father and their families and come back here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they will have more than enough to live on.
19
Tell them also to take wagons with them from Egypt for their wives and small children and to bring their father with them.
20
They are not to worry about leaving their possessions behind; the best in the whole land of Egypt will be theirs."
Genesis 47:1-3
1
So Joseph took five of his brothers and went to the king. He told him, "My father and my brothers have come from Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own. They are now in the region of Goshen."
2
He then presented his brothers to the king.
3
The king asked them, "What is your occupation?" "We are shepherds, sir, just as our ancestors were," they answered.
Acts 18:3
and stayed and worked with them, because he earned his living by making tents, just as they did.
Hebrews 2:11
He purifies people from their sins, and both he and those who are made pure all have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his family.