Genesis 44:13

Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

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Interpretation

Joseph tried how his brethren felt towards Benjamin. Had they envied and hated the other son of Rachel as they had hated him, and if they had the same want of feeling towards their father Jacob as heretofore, they would now have shown it.

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This thought runs through Genesis 44:9-13.

Genesis 44:9 Genesis 44:10 Genesis 44:11 Genesis 44:12 Genesis 44:13

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).