Joseph’s Brethren In Egypt

Two of the seven years of famine had gone by. The countries surrounding Egypt had for some time perhaps been without grain grown on home soil. That the natives of these countries were without food of any kind is not very likely. There were still some fruits in the land as well as honey and nuts and eat­able roots, as is evident from this that the present Jacob bids his sons to carry to Joseph on their second journey to Egypt, comprised the aforesaid foods. What is more, if the land was...