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All the people in Joseph's family, his brothers, and all the people in his father's family went with him. Only the children and the animals stayed in the land of Goshen.

They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah. This was the cave near Mamre in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham bought that cave to use as a burial place.

After Joseph buried his father, he and everyone in the group with him went back to Egypt.

He said, ‘Tell Joseph that I beg him to please forgive his brothers for the bad things they did to him.' So now Joseph, we beg you, please forgive us for the bad things we did to you. We are the servants of God, the God of your father." That message made Joseph very sad, and he cried.

His brothers went to him and bowed down in front of him. They said, "We will be your servants."

So don't be afraid. I will take care of you and your children." And so Joseph said kind things to his brothers, and this made them feel better.

Joseph continued to live in Egypt with his father's family. He died when he was 110 years old.

During Joseph's life Ephraim had children and grandchildren. And his son Manasseh had a son named Makir. Joseph lived to see Makir's children.

When Joseph was near death, he said to his brothers, "My time to die is almost here. But I know that God will take care of you and lead you out of this country. God will lead you to the land he promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

Then Joseph asked his people to make a promise. Joseph said, "Promise me that you will carry my bones with you when God leads you out of Egypt."

Joseph died in Egypt when he was 110 years old. Doctors prepared his body for burial and put the body in a coffin in Egypt.

When Jacob (Israel) went to Egypt, his sons and their families went with him. Here are the names of those sons:

Later, Joseph, his brothers, and all the people of that generation died.

This king said to his people, "Look at the Israelites. There are too many of them, and they are stronger than we are!

So Pharaoh gave this command to his own people: "If the Hebrew women give birth to a baby girl, let it live. But if they have a baby boy, you must throw it into the Nile River."

Moses grew and became a man. He saw that his own people, the Hebrews, were forced to work very hard. One day he saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man.

So Reuel said to his daughters, "Where is this man? Why did you leave him? Go invite him to eat with us."

Moses was happy to stay with that man. Reuel let Moses marry his daughter, Zipporah.

Zipporah became pregnant and had a son. Moses named him Gershom because Moses was a stranger in a land that was not his own.

I am the God of your ancestors. I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.