Genesis 42:14
"They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”"
Key Reflection
This statement by Joseph's brothers underscores their familial unity and the loss of a brother—Simeon—in Egypt. Their claim of being twelve brothers aligns with the narrative of Joseph being the eleventh, preserving the significance of their number even as one sibling is absent.
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