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Actually there’s not much to post about the final chapters of Genesis; it comes in strong but it really goes out with a whimper.  There’s a great story in chapter 34 about Dinah, daughter of Jacob, being “violated” and her brothers end up revenge killing every male in the city, but only after they trick them into being circumcised and are all then in too much pain to defend themselves.  Seriously, that’s the story.  Anyway, they take all the women and children and plunder the city.  Awesome.

In chapter 37 Joseph, son of Jacob, is sold by his brothers into slavery.  Then in chapter 38 a guy named Judah fucks his daughter in law…by accident.  Apparently she changed her clothes and he didn’t recognize her.  He thought she was a hooker.  When he comes back he finds out the daughter-in-law has been “violated” so this asshole order her to be burned at the stake.  She calls him out, proves that he’s actually the one who fucked her, and then his tune changes.  My bad, he says, and drops the whole thing.  Fucking asshole.

Anyway, Joseph worms his way into Pharoh’s inner circle by interpreting dreams and then essentially becomes ruler of Egypt.  He take advantage of prior knowledge of an impending seven year famine, extorting money, animals, and eventually the servitude of all of Egypt in exchange for food.  Eventually Joseph shows mercy on his asshole brothers for selling him into slavery and then he dies.  Not too exciting.

I didn’t find anything worthy of merit here, at least as far as being a guide for morality.  Unless it’s trying to tell us that fucking whores is okay, provided it’s not your daughter-in-law.  The good news is that I’m finished with Genesis and I’m now ready for Exodus.