Jacob and his wives and the eleven sons went to Egypt.
Jacob's family consisted of 70 people when they went to Joseph in Egypt, as mentioned in Genesis 46:27.
Jacob took his family to Egypt to reunite with his son Joseph, who had become a powerful ruler in Egypt. There was a severe famine in the land, and Joseph had urged his family to come to Egypt where there was food and shelter available.
The Egyptian records never mention Joseph, and there is doubt whether he ever existed. However, the Book of Genesis credits him with holding the position of Grand Vizier, second only to the Pharoah.
The descendants of Abraham, including his grandson Jacob and his family, went to Egypt during a famine in Canaan. Jacob's son Joseph had risen to power in Egypt and invited his family to live there. This migration eventually led to the Israelites settling in Egypt and later being enslaved.
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth before Jesus was born. Following Jesus' birth, they fled to Egypt to escape King Herod's order to kill all male infants in Bethlehem. They later resettled in Nazareth after returning from Egypt.
In the Bible, Simeon was kept as a prisoner in Egypt when he went there with his brothers, who had come to buy food during the famine. He was released later when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers and invited them to bring their father and families to live in Egypt.
Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt (Genesis ch.45-46).
Jacob took his family to Egypt to reunite with his son Joseph, who had become a powerful ruler in Egypt. There was a severe famine in the land, and Joseph had urged his family to come to Egypt where there was food and shelter available.
First Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be taxed, during which visit Jesus was born; then the family fled to Egypt to escape the infanticide of Herod; then they came back to Nazareth, Joseph's home. When Jesus was older they also went to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover.
The Israelites went to Egypt because there was a famine in the land of Canaan, where they were living. Joseph, one of the Israelites, had risen to a position of power in Egypt and invited his family to seek refuge there.
They fled to Egypt.
When Jacob went to Egypt it was because of a famine in the land of Canaan where he and his family lived. They were not exiles. Jacob had twelve sons, one of which was Joseph who was sold into slavery by his brothers and he was taken to Egypt. He was favored by God over time and became the second in Command under Pharaoh in Egypt. Jacob sent his other sons to Egypt to buy wheat so they would not starve. Eventually Joseph was made known to his brothers and so Joseph invited his father, Jacob and his brothers and their families to come to Egypt and live. Jacob and his sons and their families in total who went to Egypt were seventy persons.
In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph fled to Egypt with Jesus and Mary, and remained there until Herod died. However, in Luke's Gospel, Joseph, Jesus and Mary did not go the Egypt. So which (if any) is correct?Many New Testament scholars say that neither nativity story is correct. John Shelby Spong says in Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus, Matthew was clearly writing Christian midrash.
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth before Jesus was born. Following Jesus' birth, they fled to Egypt to escape King Herod's order to kill all male infants in Bethlehem. They later resettled in Nazareth after returning from Egypt.
they had no food joseph was attacked by his brothers who hated him
Joseph forgive them and went back home with his father and brothers
It started with Joseph, Abraham's great grandson. Joseph's brothers were jealous of their fathers love for Joseph, so they sold him to slave traders heading to Egypt. Through hard times, Joseph worked his way up from slave to 2nd in charge of Egypt! His family that lived in Canaan had a famine and his father sent Joseph's brothers up to Egypt to get food. When they found out that Joseph was alive and said they were sorry, they went back to Canaan and brought their families with them, along with Jacob, to Egypt. Soon, that would lead to the deliverance of God's people.
Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt (Genesis ch.45-46).