Translations
Original
Notes
Jacob was already grieving the loss of two sons and feared losing Benjamin if he went to Egypt.
You have deprived me of my sons: He did not know how true his words were. But these words probably troubled his sons' guilty consciences.
Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.
Events
- 7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
- Joseph's brothers go to Egyptc. 1707 BC
People
Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt Simeon: Son of Jacob and Leah, one of the twelve tribes
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Wheat
Topics
Jacob: His Grief Over the Detention of Simeon and the Demand for Benjamin to be Taken Into Egypt Simeon: Son of Jacob: Goes Down Into Egypt to Buy Corn ; is Imprisoned by Joseph, and is Detained