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While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. (Genesis 35, 22)
And Isaac breathed his last; and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. (Genesis 35, 29)
This is the history of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought an ill report of them to their father. (Genesis 37, 2)
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves. (Genesis 37, 3)
And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." And he said to him, "Here I am." (Genesis 37, 13)
you shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only as regards the throne will I be greater than you." (Genesis 41, 40)
When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do." (Genesis 41, 55)
Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. (Genesis 42, 5)
Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. (Genesis 42, 6)
Israel said, "Why did you treat me so ill as to tell the man that you had another brother?" (Genesis 43, 6)
And Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. (Genesis 43, 8)
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. (Genesis 43, 11)
