Genesis 47:12 Meaning
And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
Context Explained
10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
13And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 14:19
Both verses show the act of providing food for families in need.
1 Timothy 5:8
Both emphasize the responsibility of providing for one's household.
Source: Genesis 47:12