ESV Reformation Study Bible – Gen 37:8
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Gen 37:8

37:8 reign. Their rhetorical question was later answered when Joseph came to rule “over all the land of Egypt” (41:43) and then over the covenant family living in Egypt. Joseph’s status as head of the covenant family was confirmed when he received “the birthright” from his father Jacob (1 Chr. 5:2; cf. Deut. 33:16).