Genesis 44:16

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Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

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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 famine drove them to Egypt. In this scene, Judah’s concern reflects the family’s dependence on the food brought from Egypt and the threatened loss of Benjamin, whose return to Canaan mattered deeply to Jacob.

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Genesis 44:16 mentions Canaan.