Quotes about Family
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
— Genesis 45:3
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
— Genesis 45:4
Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
— Genesis 45:9
You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
— Genesis 45:10
And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
— Genesis 45:11
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
— Genesis 45:12
Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
— Genesis 45:13
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
— Genesis 45:14
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
— Genesis 45:15
Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
— Genesis 45:18
You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
— Genesis 45:19
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
— Genesis 45:22