Because of a famine, Jacob and his household took refuge in Egypt, where one of Jacob’s sons, Joseph, had become Pharaoh’s food administrator and right - hand man.
Yusuf, putra Yakub, dibawa ke Mesir. Tapi belakangan, Firaun memberinya wewenang yang besar. Sewaktu terjadi bencana kelaparan, Yusuf bertanggung jawab untuk mengawasi penyediaan makanan bagi seluruh negeri.