Quotes About Unity

He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.

Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.

This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

So ten of Josephís brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.í

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

When the portions were served to them from Josephís table, Benjaminís portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

But we answered, ëWe cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.í

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.í

So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.