and the king asked him, "How old are you?"
(SEE 25:7)
Jacob himself lived there for seventeen years, before dying at the age of one hundred forty-seven.
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and introduced him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing,
Jacob answered, "I have lived only a hundred thirty years, and I have had to move from place to place. My parents and my grandparents also had to move from place to place. But they lived much longer, and their life was not as hard as mine."
Barzillai answered: Your Majesty, why should I go to Jerusalem? I don't have much longer to live.
