020 | Jacob's blessings and death (Genesis 48:1-50:26)

The events we're exploring today took place around 1700-1600 BCE, during what historians call the Middle Bronze Age. This was a time when Egypt was a dominant power in the region, and the relationship between the Egyptian empire and the nomadic Hebrew peoples was complex and evolving. The cultural landscape was one where family blessings carried immense legal and spiritual weight, essentially functioning as both a last will and testament and a prophetic declaration.Source:https://drive.google.com/file/d/12jBw15PxfwY3ygpjhRqPKVjDligXlY5b/view?usp=sharing