Genesis 42:22

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Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Canaan was the land where Jacob’s family lived, later identified with the promised land; Egypt was the powerful Nile-based kingdom where Joseph governed during famine. The brothers’ journey from Canaan to Egypt brought them before Joseph, and Reuben’s words connect their present distress there with their earlier sin against him.

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Genesis 42:22 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato