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Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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youngest, the one child of Rachel remain-ing to him, he kept at home. The brothers came toJoseph, not knowing him. He questioned them oftheir father and of Benjamin, and, being doubtful oftheir truth, pretended to believe them spies, and in-sisted that they must return to him again and let himsee this youngest brother of whom they spoke. So heheld one of them, Simeon, as a hostage, and sent theothers back for Benjamin. When Jacob heard this message he refused stub-bornly to let Benj amin go; the fathers whole heartwas centered on this youngest son, the last relic leftto him of Rachels love. Thus the first year of thefamine passed; but when the second came and stillthere were no crops, it was clear that all the Israel-ites must die unless they could again get grain fromEgypt. Judah, the ablest of the brothers, pledgedhis own life that Benjamin should be safe with them.So the caravan returned again to Egypt, and Benja-min was brought before Joseph, knowing him onlyas the mighty vizier.
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Clje jFinbing of tfje Cup BY JAN VICTOOR, AN EARLY DUTCH MASTER,DIED 1673. And the cup was found in Benjamins sack.—■Gen., U> 12. WHEN it was evident that Benjamin was re-ally alive, and had not been injured by hisbrothers jealousy, as Joseph himself hadbeen, the young vizier was very happy. He felt thathis brothers had repented and grown to be better menthan of old. Yet he had learned caution, and he re-solved to test them further. Without revealing him-self, he summoned the brothers to a feast in his pal-ace, and there gave Benjamin every preference overthe others, serving to him five times so much as toany of the rest. Still they exhibited no jealousy. Jo-seph resolved on a further test. He allowed them topurchase their grain, and go; but secretly he had hisown gold cup slipped into Benjamins sack. Thenhe sent his steward after the Israelites with soldiers,to accuse them of stealing the cup. Naturally they denied all knowledge of the matter,opening their sacks readily for in

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