Creation & Patriarchs
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt is dated ≈ 1877 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1707 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 42:1–38.
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1877 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1707 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Which verses connect to Genesis 42:1?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Acts 7:125 votes
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
- Joshua 7:103 votes
But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
- Genesis 41:542 votes
the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:572 votes
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
- Genesis 42:22 votes
“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
- Exodus 5:192 votes
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.