8 And I said unto him, They dabbled thy coat with blood and sent it, and said: Know whether this be thy son's coat. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:8
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Genesis 37:31–33
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Testament of Zebulun 1:32–34
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Genesis 42:21–23
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Testament of Joseph 2:43–45
43 Now after four and twenty days came the Ishmaelites; for they had heard that Jacob my father was mourning much concerning me. (T12) 44 And they came and said unto me: How is it that thou saidst that thou wast a slave? and lo, we have learnt that thou art the son of a m… (T12)
Genesis 27:17–19
17 Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made. 18 So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?” 19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Plea…
Genesis 44:33–34
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Genesis 27:23–25
23 Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him. 24 Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.” 25 “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless…
Book of Jubilees 42:17–19
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