and the king asked him, “How old are you?”
Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old.
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing,
Jacob answered, “My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings.”
But Barzillai answered, “I don't have long to live; why should I go with Your Majesty to Jerusalem?
