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Benjamin and Joseph (OT)
How Benjamin and Joseph (OT) are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Benjamin and Joseph (OT) were siblings.
Joseph and Benjamin were the two sons of Rachel. When Joseph saw Benjamin in Egypt he went aside to weep, and when he made himself known he fell on his brother's neck.
The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin
Genesis 35:24, King James Version
his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son
Genesis 43:29, King James Version
he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept
Genesis 45:14, King James Version
Where they cross: Genesis 43:29-30
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Genesis 35:24
24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
Genesis 43:29-30
29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
Genesis 45:14
14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
King James Version