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48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt. And he stored the food in the cities. The food of the field that surrounded each city he stored in its midst. 49 And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting it, for it could not be counted.[a] 50 Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.

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  1. Genesis 41:49 Literally “there was no number”

48 Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities.(A) In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. 49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea;(B) it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.(C)

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