Genesis 43:15

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The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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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 of Israel; from there his sons traveled south to Egypt during the famine. Egypt, a powerful Nile-based kingdom, was the place where grain was available and where Joseph, though unrecognized by his brothers, governed their access to food.

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Genesis 43:15 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato