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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Genesis 41:43

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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they cried before him, Bow the knee--abrech, an Egyptian term, not referring to prostration, but signifying, according to some, "father" (compare Gen 45:8); according to others, "native prince"--that is, proclaimed him naturalized, in order to remove all popular dislike to him as a foreigner.
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