The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet the young women of the land.

You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it.”

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chief lists in the land of Seir.

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:

Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.

“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

He named the second child Ephraim, saying, “Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.