As Jacob lay on his deathbed, he called his sons to his side to offer them parting words. When it came the turn of his sons Simeon and Levi, Jacob’s words were scathing: “Simeon and Levi are ...

In addition, the sons of Jacob, recognizing that Joseph has the blessing, disqualify themselves by marrying a Canaanite (at least Simeon and Judah). This while Esau corrects that disqualifying ...

Simeon and Levi’s violent actions ... How could a mediator have helped Jacob and his sons? A mediator would have approached this situation with sensitivity and neutrality, aiming to bring ...

Would it be the Simeon and Levi right-wingers (think ... In not playing the father role Jacob encouraged his sons to continue to behave lawlessly. They had no guide (God) lines.

When they return to their father Jacob without Simeon, Jacob is beside himself. Not only has he lost one beloved son, believing Joseph was murdered, but now a second son’s life in imminent danger.

Almost. In Bereshit 42, Joseph tells his brothers that they will see neither him nor their imprisoned brother Simeon again unless they bring Jacob’s beloved son, Benjamin, to Egypt. The brothers ...