Genesis 42:38
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He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him by the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCanaan was the land where Jacob’s family lived, while Egypt was the neighboring kingdom where Joseph had risen to power and grain was available during famine. In this passage, Jacob fears sending Benjamin from Canaan to Egypt, lest further loss befall him after Joseph’s apparent death.
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Genesis 42:38 mentions Canaan and Egypt.
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