Then Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”
He took his last breath and died when he was very old. He had lived a very long time. Then he joined the members of his family who had already died.
Jacob lived 17 years in Egypt. He lived a total of 147 years.
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing.
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”
But Barzillai said to the king, “I won’t live for many more years. So why should I go up to Jerusalem with you?
