Close encounters of the God kind
The First Encounter: The narrative of Genesis 42:1-45:28 describes how Israel's sons sold their brother Joseph into slavery and lied to their father about had happened to him. They did this because of their jealousy of Joseph's close relationship with their father. After many years they were forced to go to Egypt to beg for food from Joseph, the second-in-command of all Egypt, who they didn't recognize. Joseph does recognize them but does not reveal himself and questions their reasons for visiting Egypt and accuses them of being spies which they strongly deny. Consequently, Joseph has their brother Simeon held as surety until the other brothers bring their youngest brother Benjamin (Joseph's other blood-brother) down to Egypt to prove their story. The brothers are allowed to purchase grain and they return to their father Jacob who is extremely unhappy how things have turned out. They have food but another son is lost from the family and the youngest brother Benjamin ...