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Genesis 44

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The Book of Genesis

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Summary

Joseph makes a plan for Benjamin to be found with a divination cup from his house. When he is caught with the divination cup, Joseph threatens to throw him in prison. Judah offers himself in Benjamin's place, because he knows how much Jacob loves Benjamin.

Commentary

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Historical Commentaries

Many of the commentaries below are in the public domain and were authored over 100 years ago. In many cases, they do not reflect the findings of modern scholarship, but they may be helpful for understanding the history of biblical scholarship.

Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible

Matthew Henry (1706)

Commentary on the Bible

Adam Clarke (1831)

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable

Thomas Constable

Rashi’s Commentary

Rashi (Shlomo Yitzchaki)

Notes on the Bible

Albert Barnes (1834)

Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Gill (1746–63)

Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch (1857–78)

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible

John Wesley (1754–65)

Videos

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Joseph Shows Mercy to His Brothers (Genesis 44–45)

Book of Mormon Central

Overview: Genesis 12-50

Bible Project

The Book of Genesis Part 2

Bible Project

Israel in Egypt: Biblical Archeology

InspiringPhilosophy

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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife by Guido Reni

Joseph

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Joseph, Steward of the House of

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Jacob, Children of or Sons of Jacob

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Benjamin

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Reuben

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, "God the Father," ca. 1510-1517.

God

James Tissot, "Jacob."

Jacob

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Judah

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Pharaoh

James Tissot, "Jacob and Rachel at the Well."

Rachel

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The pyramids of Egypt. Photo by TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay.

Egypt

View from Mount Tabor, 2019. Photo by Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons.

Canaan, The Land of

Time

*All Dates Are Approximate, according to the narrative of the Bible. These dates may reflect literary significance as opposed to the precise dates of history.

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  • 1875 BC

Further Reading

Matthew L. Bowen, “‘We Are a Remnant of the Seed of Joseph’: Moroni’s Interpretive Use of Joseph’s Coat and the Martial nēs-Imagery of Isaiah 11:11–12.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 41 (2020): 169–192.

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