Then Pharaoh said to him, “How old are you?”
Then he grew weak and died. He had lived a long and satisfying life. He died and went to be with his people.
Then Joseph called his father Jacob to come in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “I have had a short life with many troubles. I am only 130 years old. My father and his ancestors lived to be much older than I am.”
But Barzillai said to the king, “Do you know how old I am? Do you think I can go with you to Jerusalem?
Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years, so he was 147 years old.
