Joseph Brothers Go to Egypt to Buy Grain The famine was so great in Canaan that Jacob decided to send his sons (except Benjamin) down to Egypt to buy food (vv. 1-3). The reason he did not send Benjamin was that he was the only son by Rachel that he still had and he did not want something to happen to him (v. 4). T …
The Brothers Return Home to Jacob After three days Joseph told his brothers that he was going to keep one of them in prison and let the others go to carry food to their families (vv. 18-20). This experience caused the brothers to discuss their guilt concerning Joseph (verses 21-22), not realizing that he co …
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Joseph Brothers Go to Egypt to Buy Grain
The famine was so great in Canaan that Jacob decided to send his sons (except Benjamin) down to Egypt to buy food (vv. 1-3). The reason he did not send Benjamin was that he was the only son by Rachel that he still had and he did not want something to happen to him (v. 4). T …
The Brothers Return Home to Jacob
After three days Joseph told his brothers that he was going to keep one of them in prison and let the others go to carry food to their families (vv. 18-20). This experience caused the brothers to discuss their guilt concerning Joseph (verses 21-22), not realizing that he co …