Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
Genesis 41:57
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 10, page 55, footnote 1 (Image)
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74. How much grander it was for Abraham to have recovered his captured son-in-law by his victorious arms, than if he had ransomed him! How much more usefully did holy Joseph help King Pharaoh by his counsel to provide for the future, than if he had offered him money! For money would not have bought back the fruitfulness of any one state; whilst he by his foresight kept the famine for five years[Genesis 41:53-57] from the whole of Egypt.