Joseph Predicts the Famine
Not only did Joseph interpret the dream, but he also expertly advised Pharoah on how to prepare for the coming famine.
Genesis 41:49
Thus, Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
In front of you is a picture of an Egyptian Model Granary from the Tomb of Meketre.
Egyptian Model Granary from the Tomb of Meketre
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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In the Bible
Genesis 41:49
Thus, Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
בְּרֵאשִׁית מ"א:מ"ט
וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּח֥וֹל הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛ד כִּֽי-חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי-אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר
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