Genesis 42
42
Recorded
Genesis chapter 42 · Joseph’s brothers in Egypt
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The forty-second chapter is a later Bible chaptering. Joseph’s story sits there; he is not aged 42 in the verse.
What it supports
A medieval chapter number (Stephen Langton tradition) now universal in printed Bibles.
What it does not
Not Joseph’s age.
ExactnessChapter / verse
FormChapter / psalm 42
Unitchapter
Strengthattested