Read Genesis 41.25-57
In verse 42: Pharaoh's signet ring has Pharaoh's official stamp or "signature."
He gives it to Joseph as a sign of his elevation to power as Pharaoh's representative.
Joseph's new garments of fine linen mark yet another transition in his life (see v.14).
In verses 51-52: The two names of Joseph's sons, Manasseh ("making to forget") and Ephraim ("to be fruitful"), celebrate Joseph's elevation out of slavery and prison.
In verse 57: The material benefit of providing food in the midst of famine throughout the world is another example of the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham that his family would be a blessing "to all the families of the earth" ((12.3).
The verse also provides a transition to the famine in Canaan and explains why Joseph's brothers will come to Egypt seeking food.
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