Genesis 47:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

Ezra 7:24

I want you men to know that it is against the law to make the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Temple servants, and other workers in God’s Temple pay taxes. They don’t have to pay taxes, money to honor the king, or any customs fees.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor—in particular, those who do the work of counseling and teaching.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

When we were with you, we gave you this rule: “Whoever will not work should not be allowed to eat.”

Galatians 6:6

Whoever is being taught God’s word should share the good things they have with the one who is teaching them.

1 Corinthians 9:13

Surely you know that those who work at the Temple get their food from the Temple. And those who serve at the altar get part of what is offered at the altar.

Matthew 10:10

Don’t carry a bag. Take only the clothes and sandals you are wearing. And don’t take a walking stick. A worker should be given what he needs.

Nehemiah 13:10

I also heard that the people had not given the Levites their share. So the Levites and singers had gone back to work in their own fields.

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests.

Deuteronomy 12:19

But be sure that you always share these meals with the Levites. Do this as long as you live in your land.

Genesis 41:50

Joseph’s wife, Asenath, was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On. Before the first year of hunger came, Joseph and Asenath had two sons.

Genesis 41:45

Then Pharaoh gave Joseph another name, Zaphenath Paneah. He also gave Joseph a wife named Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of On. So Joseph became the governor over the whole country of Egypt.

Genesis 14:18

Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, also went to meet Abram. He brought bread and wine.

Genesis 47:21

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

Genesis 47:23

Joseph said to the people, “Now I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. So I will give you seed, and you can plant your fields.

Genesis 47:26

So Joseph made a law at that time in the land, and that law continues today. The law says that one-fifth of everything from the land belongs to the Pharaoh who owns all the land. The only land he does not own is the land of the priests.