The patriarch of the family and Joseph's father. He favors Joseph, is deceived by his other sons about Joseph's fate, and eventually sends his sons to Egypt to buy grain during the famine.
Jacob favors Joseph above his other sons, creating initial family tension.
Jacob is the patriarch and father to Simeon among his twelve sons.
Benjamin is one of Jacob's sons, later brought to Egypt under Joseph's condition.
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