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Thy　whole　family　also　has　been　preserved　by　my　providence；　and　it
was　I　who　conducted　Joseph；　thy　son；　whom　thou　gavest　up　for
lost；　to　the　enjoyment　of　great　prosperity。　I　also　made　him　lord
of　Egypt；　so　that　he　differs　but　little　from　a　king。　Accordingly；
I　come　now　as　a　guide　to　thee　in　this　journey；　and　foretell　to
thee；　that　thou　shalt　die　in　the　arms　of　Joseph：　and　I　inform
thee；　that　thy　posterity　shall　be　many　ages　in　authority　and
glory；　and　that　I　will　settle　them　in　the　land　which　I　have
promised　them。〃

4。　Jacob；　encouraged　by　this　dream；　went　on　more　cheerfully　for
Egypt　with　his　sons；　and　all　belonging　to　them。　Now　they　were　in
all　seventy。　I　once；　indeed；　thought　it　best　not　to　set　down　the
names　of　this　family；　especially　because　of　their　difficult
pronunciation　＇by　the　Greeks＇；　but；　upon　the　whole；　I　think　it
necessary　to　mention　those　names；　that　I　may　disprove　such　as
believe　that　we　came　not　originally　from　Mesopotamia；　but　are
Egyptians。　Now　Jacob　had　twelve　sons；　of　these　Joseph　was　come
thither　before。　We　will　therefore　set　down　the　names　of　Jacob's
children　and　grandchildren。　Reuben　had　four　sons　…　Anoch；　Phallu；
Assaron；　Charmi。　Simeon　had　six　…　Jamuel；　Jamin；　Avod；　Jachin；
Soar；　Saul。　Levi　had　three　sons　…　Gersom；　Caath；　Merari。　Judas
had　three　sons　…　Sala；　Phares；　Zerah；　and　by　Phares　two
grandchildren；　Esrom　and　Amar。　Issachar　had　four　sons　…　Thola；
Phua；　Jasob；　Samaron。　Zabulon　had　with　him　three　sons　…　Sarad；
Helon；　Jalel。　So　far　is　the　posterity　of　Lea；　with　whom　went　her
daughter　Dinah。　These　are　thirty…three。　Rachel　had　two　sons；　the
one　of　whom；　Joseph；　had　two　sons　also；　Manasses　and　Ephraim。　The
other；　Benjamin；　had　ten　sons　…　Bolau；　Bacchar；　Asabel；　Geras；
Naaman；　Jes；　Ros；　Momphis；　Opphis；　Arad。　These　fourteen　added　to
the　thirty…three　before　enumerated；　amount　to　the　number
forty…seven。　And　this　was　the　legitimate　posterity　of　Jacob。　He
had　besides　by　Bilhah；　the　handmaid　of　Rachel；　Dan　and
Nephtliali；　which　last　had　four　sons　that　followed　him　…　Jesel；
Guni；　Issari；　and　Sellim。　Dan　had　an　only　begotten　son；　Usi。　If
these　be　added　to　those　before　mentioned；　they　complete　the
number　fifty…four。　Gad　and　Aser　were　the　sons　of　Zilpha；　who　was
the　handmaid　of　Lea。　These　had　with　them；　Gad　seven　…　Saphoniah；
Augis；　Sunis；　Azabon；　Aerin；　Erocd；　Ariel。　Aser　had　a　daughter；
Sarah；　and　six　male　children；　whose　names　were　Jomne；　Isus；
Isoui；　Baris；　Abar　and　Melchiel。　If　we　add　these；　which　are
sixteen；　to　the　fifty…four；　the　forementioned　number　＇70＇　is
completed　（11）　Jacob　not　being　himself　included　in　that　number。

5。　When　Joseph　understood　that　his　father　was　coming；　for　Judas
his　brother　was　come　before　him；　and　informed　him　of　his
approach；　he　went　out　to　meet　him；　and　they　met　together　at
Heroopolis。　But　Jacob　almost　fainted　away　at　this　unexpected　and
great　joy；　however；　Joseph　revived　him；　being　yet　not　himself
able　to　contain　from　being　affected　in　the　same　manner；　at　the
pleasure　he　now　had；　yet　was　he　not　wholly　overcome　with　his
passion；　as　his　father　was。　After　this；　he　desired　Jacob　to
travel　on　slowly；　but　he　himself　took　five　of　his　brethren　with
him；　and　made　haste　to　the　king；　to　tell　him　that　Jacob　and　his
family　were　come；　which　was　a　joyful　hearing　to　him。　He　also　bid
Joseph　tell　him　what　sort　of　life　his　brethren　loved　to　lead；
that　he　might　give　them　leave　to　follow　the　same；　who　told　him
they　were　good　shepherds；　and　had　been　used　to　follow　no　other
employment　but　this　alone。　Whereby　he　provided　for　them；　that
they　should　not　be　separated；　but　live　in　the　same　place；　and
take　care　of　their　father；　as　also　hereby　he　provided；　that　they
might　be　acceptable　to　the　Egyptians；　by　doing　nothing　that　would
be　common　to　them　with　the　Egyptians；　for　the　Egyptians　are
prohibited　to　meddle　with　feeding　of　sheep。　（12）

6。　When　Jacob　was　come　to　the　king；　and　saluted　him；　and　wished
all　prosperity　to　his　government；　Pharaoh　asked　him　how　old　he
now　was；　upon　whose　answer；　that　he　was　a　hundred　and　thirty
years　old；　he　admired　Jacob　on　account　of　the　length　of　his　life。
And　when　he　had　added；　that　still　he　had　not　lived　so　long　as　his
forefathers；　he　gave　him　leave　to　live　with　his　children　in
Heliopolis；　for　in　that　city　the　king's　shepherds　had　their
pasturage。

7。　However；　the　famine　increased　among　the　Egyptians；　and　this
heavy　judgment　grew　more　oppressive　to　them；　because　neither　did
the　river　overflow　the　ground；　for　it　did　not　rise　to　its　former
height；　nor　did　God　send　rain　upon　it；　（13）　nor　did　they　indeed
make　the　least　provision　for　themselves；　so　ignorant　were　they
what　was　to　be　done；　but　Joseph　sold　them　corn　for　their　money。
But　when　their　money　failed　them；　they　bought　corn　with　their
cattle　and　their　slaves；　and　if　any　of　them　had　a　small　piece　of
land；　they　gave　up　that　to　purchase　them　food；　by　which　means　the
king　became　the　owner　of　all　their　substance；　and　they　were
removed；　some　to　one　place；　and　some　to　another；　that　so　the
possession　of　their　country　might　be　firmly　assured　to　the　king；
excepting　the　lands　of　the　priests；　for　their　country　continued
still　in　their　own　possession。　And　indeed　this　sore　famine　made
their　minds；　as　well　as　their　bodies；　slaves；　and　at　length
compelled　them　to　procure　a　sufficiency　of　food　by　such
dishonorable　means。　But　when　this　misery　ceased；　and　the　river
overflowed　the　ground；　and　the　ground　brought　forth　its　fruits
plentifully；　Joseph　came　to　every　city；　and　gathered　the　people
thereto　belonging　together；　and　gave　them　back　entirely　the　land
which；　by　their　own　consent；　the　king　might　have　possessed　alone；
and　alone　enjoyed　the　fruits　of　it。　He　also　exhorted　them　to　look
on　it　as　every　one's　own　possession；　and　to　fall　to　their
husbandry　with　cheerfulness；　and　to　pay　as　a　tribute　to　the　king；
the　fifth　part　（14）　of　the　fruits　for　the　land　which　the　king；
when　it　was　his　own；　restored　to　them。　These　men　rejoiced　upon
their　becoming　unexpectedly　owners　of　their　lands；　and　diligently
observed　what　was　enjoined　them；　and　by　this　means　Joseph
procured　to　himself　a　greater　authority　among　the　Egyptians；　and
greater　love　to　the　king　from　them。　Now　this　law；　that　they
should　pay　the　fifth　part　of　their　fruits　as　tribute；　continued
until　their　later　kings。

CHAPTER　8。

Of　The　Death　Of　Jacob　And　Joseph。

1。　Now　when　Jacob　had　lived　seventeen　years　in　Egypt；　he　fell
into　a　disease；　and　died　in　the　presence　of　his　sons；　but　not
till　he　made　his　prayers　for　their　enjoying　prosperity；　and　till
he　had　foretold　to　them　prophetically　how　every　one　of　them　was
to　dwell　in　the　land　of　Canaan。　But　this　happened　many　years
afterward。　He　also　enlarged　upon　the　praises　of　Joseph　（15）　how
he　had　not　remembered　the　evil　doings　of　his　brethren　to　their
disadvantage；　nay；　on　the　contrary；　was　kind　to　them；　bestowing
upon　them　so　many　benefits；　as　seldom　are　bestowed　on　men's　own
benefactors。　He　then　commanded　his　own　sons　that　they　should
admit　Joseph's　sons；　Ephraim　and　Manasses；　into　their　number；　and
divide　the　land　of　Canaan　in　common　with　them；　concerning　whom　we
shall　treat　hereafter。　However；　he　made　it　his　request　that　he
might　be　buried　at　Hebron。　So　he　died；　when　he　had　lived　full　a
hundred　and　fifty　years；　three　only　abated；　having　not　been
behind　any　of　his　ancestors　in　piety　towards　God；　and　having　such
a　recompense　for　it；　as　it　was　fit　those　should　have　who　were　so
good　as　these　were。　But　Joseph；　by　the　king's　permission；　carried
his　father's　dead　body　to　Hebron；　and　there　buried　it；　at　a　great
expense。　Now　his　brethren　were　at　first　unwilling　to　return　back
with　him；　because　they　were　afraid　lest；　now　their　father　was
dead；　he　should　punish　them　for　their　secret　practices　against
him；　since　he　was　now　gone；　for　whose　sake　he　had　been　so
gracious　to　them。　But　he　persuaded　them　to　fear　no　harm；　and　to
entertain　no　suspicions　of　him：　so　he　brought　them　along　with
him；　and　gave　them　great　possessions；　and　never　left　off　his
particular　concern　for　them。

2。　Joseph　also　died　when　he　had　lived　a　hundred　and　ten　years；
having　been　a　man　of　admirable　virtue；　and　conducting　all　his
affairs　by　the　rules　of　reason；　and　us