Genesis 41:47-55
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47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
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48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
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49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
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50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
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51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
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53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
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54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.