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So he left the land of the Kasdim and lived in Haran. After his father died, God made him move to this land where you are living now.

He gave him no inheritance in it, not even space for one foot ; yet he promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him , even though at the time he was childless.

And he gave him b'rit-milah. So he became the father of Yitz'chak and did his b'rit-milah on the eighth day, and Yitz'chak became the father of Ya‘akov, and Ya‘akov became the father of the Twelve Patriarchs.

he rescued him from all his troubles and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him chief administrator over Egypt and over all his household.

The second time, Yosef revealed his identity to his brothers , and Yosef's family became known to Pharaoh.

Yosef then sent for his father Ya‘akov and all his relatives, seventy-five people.

"It was then that Moshe was born, and he was beautiful in God's sight. For three months he was reared in his father's house;

and when he was put out of his home, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

"But when he was forty years old, the thought came to him to visit his brothers, the people of Isra'el.

On seeing one of them being mistreated, he went to his defense and took revenge by striking down the Egyptian.

He supposed his brothers would understand that God was using him to rescue them, but they didn't understand.

the one who was mistreating his fellow pushed Moshe away and said, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who told in advance about the coming of the Tzaddik, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers! —

and Sha'ul gave his approval to his murder. Starting with that day, there arose intense persecution against the Messianic Community in Yerushalayim; all but the emissaries were scattered throughout the regions of Y'hudah and Shomron.

They followed him because for a considerable time he had amazed them with his magic.

So he got up and went. On his way, he caught sight of an Ethiopian, a eunuch who was minister in charge of all the treasure of the Kandake, or queen, of Ethiopia. He had been to Yerushalayim to worship;

and now, as he was returning home, he was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Yesha‘yahu.

Now the portion of the Tanakh that he was reading was this: "He was like a sheep led to be slaughtered; like a lamb silent before the shearer, he does not open his mouth.

He was humiliated and denied justice. Who will tell about his descendants, since his life has been taken from the earth?"

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch saw no more of him, because he continued on his way — full of joy.