How could a king come to power in Egypt and not know Joseph?

What caused the Hebrews to come to Egypt?

They were escaping a famine, and they were invited to Egypt by Joseph.

What caused Jacob to take his family to Egypt?

Joseph went to Egypt as a slave. Jacob's other sons came to Egypt because of famine in their homeland. In Egypt they were assured of land and food by Joseph who was now second in charge of the land.

How did Joseph Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia?

Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917. He was the secretary general of the communists party which did not want Leon Trotsky to ascend to power after the death of Lenin.

How did the Hebrew people come to be in Egypt?

The story is in the book of Genesis. Joseph, son of Jacob, had 10 very jealous brothers. Joseph was his father's favorite son. His brothers decided to get rid of him. They sold him to some traders who took Joseph to Egypt. Joseph went through a lot in Egypt until he was able to decipher a dream for Pharoah. Pharoah made him his chief advisor. Then, there's a famine all over the Middle East. But Joseph forsaw this famine in Pharoah's dream. So food was rationed and saved from times of plenty. Jacob hears that there's lots of food in Egypt. So he sends his sons down to Egypt to buy food. After playing with their minds a bit, Joseph invites his brothers and their families to come to Egypt and settle in Goshen.

How werw Joseph and his brother reunited?

After Josephs brother sold him to traders , he was sold as a slave in Egypt. But as god was with him he had great wisdom. So he interpreted Pharaohs dream and so pleased was Pharaoh with Joseph that he made him Governor of Egypt. Then as the famine did come after seven years of plenty. The brothers came seeking for food in Egypt. This is how Joseph was reunited with his brothers.

Why were the Israelites in bondage in Egypt?

They went down to Egypt when Joseph was involved with 'famine relief activities' as a high official in the Egyptian court. The famine was to continue for some years and they could thus be re-united as a family and eventually grow as a nation in the land of Goshen provided for them. Israel descends from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. Joseph was a son of Jacob, and his brothers became jealous of him and sold him into slavery, to some passing Midianites, who brought him to Egypt. Joseph eventually rose to great prominence in the court of the Pharoah of Egypt, and then God brought 7 years of drought, not just to Egypt, but to all the lands around it. Since God had sent Joseph a vision of what was to come, he had advised the Pharoah to prepare and store grain in advance of the drought. So, when Joseph's brothers were in nearby Canaan, suffering hardship due to the drought, they went to Egypt where there was still food, and were reunited with their brother Joseph. Answer 2 Joseph and his brothers, the sons of Jacob, became the founders of the tribes of Israel, who stayed in Egypt until the Exodus which was led by Moses, many years later. Joseph, a son of Jacob, was sold as a slave by his brothers. Joseph was taken to Egypt. In Egypt God blessed Joseph and Joseph rose to be second in charge over all Egypt. Years later there was a famine in the land where Joseph's father and brothers lived and Josephs brother came to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph sold them some grain and later when they came back again Joseph revealed to his brother who he really was. Joseph's father, brothers and their families came and lived in Egypt and they stayed there. Four hundred years later Joseph's family's decedents - the Israelites - had grown to a large number and they were persecuted by the Egyptians.

How did Egypt come back to power after the hyksos invasion?

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How many exiles went down to Egypt with Jacob in 1700 BC?

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 the Bible what happened to Simeon while he was in Egypt with Joseph?

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.

What country did the name Benjamin come from?

The name is thought to originate among Isrealites that lived in Egypt. This name could be said to originate from Egypt.