After Joseph successfully interpreted a series of prophetic dreams, he was promoted out of prison into the second highest position over all of Egypt. Moreover, Egypt followed Joseph's recommendation and stored its surplus during seven years of abundant harvests, and once the seven years of prophesied famine arrived all other people were forced to go to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph's brothers also came to buy grain from Egypt. But they didn't recognize Joseph, and he acted slyly by questioning them, detaining their brother Simeon, and demanding that they bring their youngest brother Benjamin to Egypt in order to prove that they were who they claimed to be.
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