Exodus Exodus 8:1-32
At the fourth plague God draws a visible line through Egypt — and the noun he uses to name that line is not a separation word at all. It is the word the Psalms use for 'redemption.'
Genesis Genesis 47:1-31
Aged and dependent on Egyptian grain, Jacob blesses Pharaoh twice. Israel multiplies in exile. A dying oath binds the patriarch's body to Canaan. The covenant blessing proves portable, the land of sojourning still home.