Does anyone know the name of the pharaoh that Joseph brought his family to meet?
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**Jacob and his house of 70**
Jacob in Egypt, Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia, Jacob brought 70 people to an Egyptian pharaoh.
> Israel and his entire house of 70, gathered up with all their livestock and began their journey to Egypt.
> The time had come for Joseph's family to personally meet the Pharaoh of Egypt. - **Userkaf** Userkaf, Wikipedia
Now, based upon this little information regards to the 70 people, I made some efforts myself to find out who this pharaoh might be, and I came across a pharaoh named Userkaf who it is claimed had a chieftain lead 70 women to him, most likely from Canaan.
> Userkaf, trade & military activities, Wikipedia
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> South of Egypt, Userkaf launched a military expedition into Nubia, while the Old Kingdom annals record that he received tribute from a region that is either the Eastern Desert or Canaan in the form of a workforce of one chieftain and 70 foreigners (likely women), as well as 303 "pacified rebels" destined to work on Userkaf's pyramid.
So based upon this, is the reason I am asking. If the pharaoh was not Userkaf, Does anyone know which Egyptian pharaoh it was, or would have been?

Asked by John Strachan
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Feb 24, 2021, 03:17 PM
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