Genesis 44:14

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Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.

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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 promised by God to Abraham’s descendants, where Jacob’s family lived before traveling to Egypt for food during the famine. In this scene, the brothers’ connection to Canaan heightens Judah’s concern for their father Jacob and the family’s threatened future.

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Genesis 44:14 mentions Canaan.