Genesis 47:1-12

1Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers have arrived from Canaan with their flocks, herds, and everything they have. Now they are in Goshen.”

2Since he had taken five of his brothers with him, he presented them to Pharaoh.

3Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What kind of work do you do?” They answered Pharaoh, “We are shepherds, as were our ancestors.

4We have come to live in this land for a while. The famine is so severe in Canaan that there’s no pasture for our flocks. So please let us live in Goshen.”

5Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.

6All of Egypt is available to you. Have your father and your brothers live in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. If they are qualified, put them in charge of my livestock.”

7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and had him stand in front of Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”

9Jacob answered Pharaoh, “The length of my stay on earth has been 130 years. The years of my life have been few and difficult, fewer than my ancestors’ years.”

10Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and left.

11As Pharaoh had ordered, Joseph had his father and his brothers live in the best part of Egypt, the region of Rameses. He gave them property there.

12Joseph also provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food based on the number of children they had.