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Biblical People: Benjamin (1)

Jacob’s eleven sons and daughter Dinah are all born while he works for his uncle Laban. After twenty years, God sends Jacob and his family back to Canaan. This is where Jacob’s twelfth and final son, Benjamin, is born. His arrival marks a bittersweet moment, however, for Jacob’s beloved wife Rachel dies during childbirth. In […]

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Biblical People: Simeon (1)

Simeon is the second oldest son of Jacob and Leah. The Bible shares two stories about Simeon. The first concerns him and his brother Levi, which we’ll cover in the next chapter. The other story relates to his brother Joseph and occurs about two decades after Joseph’s brothers sell him as a slave. Through multiple […]