Genesis 42:6
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6 Now Joseph was governor (A)over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and (B)bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
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Revelation 3:9
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9 Indeed I will make (A)those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed (B)I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
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Acts 7:10
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10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, (A)and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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Psalm 105:16-21
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16 Moreover (A)He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the (B)provision of bread.
17 (C)He sent a man before them—
Joseph—who (D)was sold as a slave.
18 (E)They hurt his feet with fetters,
[a]He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
(F)The word of the Lord tested him.
20 (G)The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
21 (H)He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
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- Psalm 105:18 His soul came into iron
Genesis 45:26
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26 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” (A)And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them.
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Genesis 45:8
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8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but (A)God; and He has made me (B)a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a (C)ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
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Genesis 44:14
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14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there; and they (A)fell before him on the ground.
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Genesis 41:55-56
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55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; (A)whatever he says to you, do.” 56 The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened [a]all the storehouses and (B)sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 41:56 Lit. all that was in them
Genesis 41:40-41
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40 (A)You shall be [a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have (B)set you over all the land of Egypt.”
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- Genesis 41:40 In charge of
Genesis 37:7-10
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7 (A)There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, (B)the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and (C)your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?”
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Genesis 19:1
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Sodom’s Depravity
19 Now (A)the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and (B)Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.
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Genesis 18:2
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2 (A)So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; (B)and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
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