Genesis 41:2

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And behold, seven cows, beautiful in appearance and well-fed, came up out of the Nile and began grazing among the reeds.

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  • Isa 19:6 : 6 The rivers will stink, the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; reeds and rushes will wither.

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  • Gen 41:17-31
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    17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile.'

    18'And behold, seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and began grazing among the reeds.'

    19'Then seven other cows came up after them, weak, ugly, and gaunt—such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.'

    20'And the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven fat cows that came up first.'

    21'But even after they had eaten them, no one could tell that they had done so; they still looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.'

    22'In my second dream, I saw seven ears of grain, full and good, growing on one stalk.'

    23'After them, seven other ears of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.'

    24'The thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears. I told this to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.'

    25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, 'The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.'

    26'The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain are also seven years; the dreams mean the same thing.'

    27The seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears of grain scorched by the east wind also represent seven years of famine.

    28It is just as I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

    29Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt.

    30But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.

    31The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.

  • Gen 41:3-8
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    3And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and thin, and they stood beside the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

    4And the ugly and thin cows devoured the seven beautiful and well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

    5He fell asleep again and dreamed a second time: Seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

    6And behold, seven ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.

    7And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh woke up, and it was a dream.

    8In the morning, Pharaoh's spirit was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians of Egypt and its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  • Gen 41:1
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    1After two full years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile.

  • Gen 31:10
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    10During the mating season of the flock, I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

  • Gen 41:36-37
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    36This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

    37This plan seemed good in the eyes of Pharaoh and all his officials.

  • Isa 7:21
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    21On that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats.

  • Gen 41:47
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    47During the seven years of abundance, the land produced bountifully.

  • Gen 37:6-7
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    6Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

    7"We were binding sheaves in the field when suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine."

  • Gen 41:14-15
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    14Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

    15Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream, you can interpret it.'

  • Gen 47:1
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    1So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father, my brothers, their flocks, their herds, and everything they own have come from the land of Canaan, and they are now in the region of Goshen.'

  • Gen 37:19
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    19They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"

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    13On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.

  • Gen 46:32
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    32The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks, herds, and everything they own.

  • Gen 45:17
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    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Exod 2:16
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    16Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.

  • Exod 7:25
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    25Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.

  • Gen 47:6
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    6'The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land, in Goshen. And if you know any among them who are capable men, appoint them as overseers of my livestock.'