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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: that the land be not desolate.
GEN 47:20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the
Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over
them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
GEN 47:21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end
of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
GEN 47:22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests
had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which
Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
GEN 47:23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you
this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye
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