Joseph brought Jacob before Pharaoh, and introduced his much-honored father to the king. Jacob blessed Pharaoh for his kindness to his son Joseph. “And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.” {1SP 153.2}

Josef førte Jakob frem for Farao og fremstillede sin ærværdige Fader for kongen. Jakob velsignede Farao for hans udviste venlighed mod sin søn Josef. "Og Farao sagde til Jakob: hvor gammel er du? Og Jakob sagde til Farao: min udlændigheds års dage er hundrede og tredive år; få og onde haver mit livs års dage været og har ikke nået til mine fædres (154) livs års dage, i deres ulændigheds dage." 1. Mos. 47, 8.9.