TWELVE TRIBES ONE PEOPLE - The Old Testament ep. 14 - EN

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The famine forces Joseph's brothers to travel to Egypt to seek food and this gives Joseph an opportunity to punish them. He sends them home, ordering them to come back with Jacob and his favorite brother, Benjamin. Finally, Joseph forgives his brothers and becomes an example for the many Jews who live in Egypt. Jacob, called Israel by the will of God, is dying and his twelve sons gather at his bedside. It is here, by the will of the old patriarch, that the twelve tribes of Israel have their roots. The sons of Israel remain in Egypt for many years as prolific and hardworking refugees in a foreign land, concerned only with exploiting their labor and the wealth it produces- that is until...

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