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Categories: OLD TESTAMENTGen 47:22 and 26 state that “the only land he [Joseph] did not buy was the land belonging to the priests.” Who were these priests?Sincerely,
Real Estate Agent
Dear Real Estate Agent,
The priests referred to in Gen. 47:22 and 26 are the Egyptian priests. Pharaoh had granted his priests food during the famine, so they had no need to sell their land to avoid starvation.