However, he did not acquire the priests' portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land. Cross References Genesis 47:21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other. Genesis 47:23 Then Joseph said to the people, "Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land. Genesis 47:26 So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests' land does not belong to Pharaoh. Treasury of Scripture Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: why they sold not their lands. of the priests. Genesis 14:18 Genesis 41:45,50 2 Samuel 8:18 for the priests. Deuteronomy 12:19 Joshua 21:1-45 Ezra 7:24 |