Genesis 43:29

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He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."

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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 homeland of Jacob’s family, where Benjamin and the other brothers had lived before famine drove them to seek grain in Egypt. Egypt, ruled by Joseph though his brothers did not recognize him, is the setting where Joseph sees Benjamin and God’s providential family reunion advances.

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Genesis 43:29 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato