Israel got God's blessing to go settle in Egypt. God promised to bless Israel and give him many descendants. We then go into the genealogy of Jacob. Jacob and Joseph reunited, and Jacob felt at peace, "ready to die."
Joseph arranged it so that Pharoah allowed his family to stay in Egypt. They were given food, and Pharoah put them in charge of his livestock.
The famine continued until the Egyptians ran out of money. They were still hungry, and began exchanging their livestock for food. Thus Pharoah ended up owning tons and tons of livestock. When they ran out of livestock, they gave their land to Pharoah in exchange for food. Joseph gave the Egyptians seeds and asked them to work the land. He told them they could use the crop that they harvested, as long as they gave 1/5 to Pharoah. All the Egyptians were really grateful for this opportunity to work and live.
When Jacob was about to die, he asked to see and bless Joseph's sons (Mannaseh (older) and Ephraim (younger)). Not surprisingly, Jacob blessed the younger son more, saying that Ephraim's nation would become greater than Manasseh's.
Then Jacob blessed all his sons, predicting what their nations would do in the future. Reuben would no longer excel, Simeon & Levi would be cursed and scattered, Judah would be successful and defeat his enemies, and on and on. He said that Joseph would be a "fruitful vine."
Jacob asked Joseph to swear that he would bury his father outside of Egypt (along with all their other forefathers). Joseph promised he would. When Jacob died, Joseph asked Pharoah for permission to bury his father, and Pharoah let him go.
After Jacob's death, the brothers feared Joseph would retaliate. So, they sent a fake message to Joseph, pretending it was from Jacob asking Joseph to forgive his brothers. Joseph was very moved, and again saw the good that came out of this. He understood God's plan all along and did not hold a grudge against his brothers.
Joseph stayed in Egypt for the rest of his life and died at the age of 110.
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