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Genesis 47
Jacob stands before Pharaoh and blesses him; his family settles in Goshen. As the famine deepens Joseph buys Egypt's land and people for Pharaoh in exchange for grain. Near death, Jacob makes Joseph swear to bury him with his fathers.
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The name Rameses fits the time of Ramesses II, but it may also be a later name for an older place.
Genesis 47:11 already speaks of 'the land of Rameses' in Joseph's day, which suggests the name can be used for a region by a later writer. The name matters for dating the exodus: see the date note.