We pick up Joseph in Egypt, he has made a decent life for himself. He is working for one of the chief officers of the king of Egypt. He has become a trusted aide. He is the head of the household.
Now comes a problem, his master's wife tries to get him to have sex with her, but he runs away from her. She claims that he tried to assault her and so he gets thrown into jail.
While in jail, he earns the trust of the jailer and get's put in charge of the prisoners. Joseph's life is a series of ups and downs.
While in prison Joseph interprets dreams and it is this that finally get's him released from jail and into the king of Egypt's service. The king also comes to respect Joseph and puts him in charge of responding to a coming famine.
It is that famine that drives Joseph's family to Egypt and he is eventually reconciled with his brothers and sees his father before Israel dies. Joseph invites his brothers to move their families to Egypt.
This is how the nation of Israel arrives in Egypt. This becomes important later in the story.
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