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Genesis 42:37

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Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again."

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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 and his family lived, later identified with the promised land. Egypt, southwest of Canaan along the Nile, was where Joseph governed and where food was available during famine, making Benjamin’s proposed journey there crucial to the family’s survival and reunion.

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Genesis 42:37 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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