When Jacob's food was running out he asked his sons to return to Egypt for more supplies but he was very reticent to allow Benjamin to go with them. However Judah convinced his father that there was no alternative as Joseph had demanded it. So the 10 sons went back to Egypt taking gifts with them and were received by Joseph, who organized lunch for them at his house, where Simeon (who had been detained by Joseph) was able to join them. Upon seeing Benjamin Joseph found it hard to control his emotions and had to leave the room to cry. Then lunch was served with Egyptians eating separately from Hebrews for cultural ritualistic reasons and Benjamin received 5 times as much as everyone else!
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