Genesis 47:26
Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth;
Genesis 47:22
Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they
Ezekiel 7:24
Therefore, I will bring the worst of the
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And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
Except
Priests
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Except
Genesis 47:22
Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they lived off the allotment which Pharaoh gave them. Therefore, they did not sell their land.
Ezekiel 7:24
Therefore, I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will possess their houses. I will also make the pride of the strong ones cease, and their holy places will be profaned.
Priests
Genesis 47:22
Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they lived off the allotment which Pharaoh gave them. Therefore, they did not sell their land.