Genesis 47:21

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And everywhere in Egypt all the people became Pharaoh’s slaves.

Cross References

Genesis 41:48

Joseph saved the food in Egypt during those seven years and stored the food in the cities. In every city he stored grain that grew in the fields around the city.

Genesis 47:20

So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. All the people in Egypt sold Joseph their fields. They did this because they were very hungry.

Genesis 47:22

The only land Joseph didn’t buy was the land that the priests owned. The priests didn’t need to sell their land because Pharaoh paid them for their work. So they used this money to buy food to eat.