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Jacob is 91 years old. Jacob, shortly after Joseph is born in 1709, fulfills his fourteen-year work commitment to Laban in order to marry his daughters (Genesis 30:25 - 26). Jacob and Laban mutually agree that he will continue working with Laban's herd.
- Timeline of the Biblical Patriarchs
When did the Biblical patriarchs such as Noah, Abraham,...
- Timeline of the Biblical Patriarchs
We know Jacob’s age when he went to Egypt because in Genesis 47:9 he tells Pharaoh that he was 130 years old. Joseph’s age at that time is computed from: Genesis 41:46 says that Joseph was 30 years old when he entered Pharaoh’s service.
Joseph was seventeen years old when his brothers sold him into slavery (Genesis 37:2). He then lived in Egypt for thirteen years, between his time serving Potiphar and his time in prison, and, at the age of thirty was released from prison and set over the land of Egypt (Genesis 41:46).
When did the Biblical patriarchs such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and King David live? How old were they when they produced their first son? What was their age at death? The below information is partly based on our Old Testament Timeline and Kings of Ancient Israel list.
26 gru 2018 · When Jacob was 121 years old, Joseph was raised to his glorious position at the age of 30 (Genesis 41:46). At the age of 130 years, Jacob appeared before Pharaoh in Egypt (Genesis 47:9). At that time Joseph had been second in command over the land of Egypt for nine years (Genesis 45:11).
Jacob is 147 years old and nearing the end of his life. He asks Joseph to lay his remains to rest not in Egypt but in Canaan, where his forefathers lay. – Genesis 47:28-30
Birth and family. Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, lived in the land of Canaan with ten half-brothers, one full brother, and at least one half-sister. He was Rachel's firstborn and Jacob's eleventh son. Of all the sons, Joseph was preferred by his father, who gave him a "long coat of many colors ".
