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After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

Then his brothers came and fell down in front of him and said, "See, we are your servants."

Joseph and his father's family stayed in Egypt. And Joseph lived 110 years.

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will take care of you. He will bring you from this land to the land that He promised to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob."

So Joseph died after living 110 years. They made his body ready, and he was put in a grave in Egypt.

These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob. Each one came with those of his house:

Joseph and all his brothers died and all their families of that time.

He said to his people, "See, the people of Israel are too many and too powerful for us.

Then Pharaoh told all his people, "Throw every son who is born to the Hebrews into the Nile. But keep every daughter alive."

His sister stayed to watch and find out what would happen to him.

Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and call a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?"

One day after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw how hard they worked. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people,

He said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why have you left the man? Ask him to have something to eat with us."

Moses was willing to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

God heard their crying and remembered His agreement with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Now Moses was taking care of the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the religious leader of Midian. He led the flock to the west side of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

He said also, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face. For he was afraid to look at God.

Then Moses said to God, "See, I am going to the people of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they might say to me, ‘What is His name?' What should I say to them?"

But the Lord said to Moses, "Put out your hand and take it by its tail." So Moses put out his hand and caught it. And it became a stick in his hand.

The Lord said to him, "Put your hand inside your coat." So Moses put his hand inside his coat. When he took it out, his hand had a bad skin disease and was white as snow.