Genesis 43:3

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Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'

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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, while Egypt lay to the southwest and had grain during the famine. In this passage, Judah reminds Jacob that returning from Canaan to Egypt to buy food requires bringing Benjamin, as Egypt’s ruler had demanded.

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Genesis 43:3 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato