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Genesis 44 General Notes
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Judah's sacrifice
Judah is willing to sacrifice himself in order to save Benjamin, the favored son of Jacob. Judah's descendants will become the leaders of the Israelites and the godliest of the twelve tribes of Israel. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/favor and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly)
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Joseph's test
Joseph tests his brothers to see if they are good. They treat their brother Benjamin better than they treated Joseph and tried to protect him. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/test)