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Show Notes
After 12 years in prison, Joseph was called to interpret the two strange dreams Pharaoh had. One was the well-known dream of the seven fat cows that came up from the Nile River and were followed by seven lean cows that devoured them but did not grow fat. In the second dream, seven large and beautiful ears of wheat appeared, growing from a single stalk with plump, healthy grains. Then seven more ears sprouted from separate stalks, each one thin and dry. God gave Joseph the “Ruach HaKodesh” (Holy Spirit), the power of prophecy, so that he could understand the true meaning of the dreams. He explained to Pharaoh that both foretold seven years of abundance, which would be followed by seven years of famine and scarcity so terrible that people would forget the good years.
After Pharaoh appointed Joseph as Viceroy of Egypt, he changed his name to "Zaphenat Paneaj," which means "the revealer of secrets," because he had been able to explain the secret of dreams. Joseph's greatest contribution to the history of Egypt was saving the Egyptian people from death during the seven-year famine, since in the years of plenty he dedicated himself to storing immense quantities of food that were later distributed. The famine spread and reached Canaan, causing Jacob and his sons to travel to Egypt, where they were received by Joseph, who had them settle in Goshen. When Joseph's brothers arrived in Egypt, they did not recognize him, but he knew that they were his brothers.