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Patriarch / Tribal Leader
Role
1919 BC – 1802 BC
Lifespan
The World They Lived In
1919 BC1802 BC
Middle Kingdom Egypt & Canaanite City-States
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Second son of Jacob and Leah. With his brother Levi he avenged their sister Dinah by destroying the men of Shechem, a violence Jacob condemned. Joseph later held him hostage in Egypt, and his tribe was eventually 'scattered in Israel.'
Second son of Jacob and Leah.
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