The news that Jo'seph was a brother of the men who had come down from Ca'naan to buy grain spread rapidly among the officers of Pha'roah and finally was brought to the great king himself. Instead of being angry with Jo'seph for inviting his father's household to come to E'gypt without first asking the king's permission, Pha'roah and all his officers were very happy to hear the news. When the king learnt that Jo'seph intended to have his father and all his family come to E'gypt to make their home, he sent an official invitation to Ja'cob to come at once, assuring him that his family would be given the choicest part of E'gypt for their future home.
It is true that Jo'seph had been given charge of all the affairs of E'gypt, and therefore had the right to ask his father to come there to live, but Pha'roah graciously showed his approval by adding an invitation in the name of the king. What is more, he helped a great deal in making the hard journey more comfortable for Ja'cob and the members of his family. By his command wagons were sent to aid in moving Ja'cob's household goods, and Jo'seph was ordered to see that provisions were supplied for the journey. In addition to providing the bare necessities of food and transportation, certain luxuries were given by Pha'roah in order that Ja'cob's family might see how well the brothers had been treated. New clothes were given them, and to Ben'ja-min there was given five new robes and three hundred pieces of silver. Choice articles of food and other valuable presents were sent to Ja'cob as a mark of the king's good will toward him.
All these kind acts by Pha'roah proved to Ja'cob and his sons that Jo'seph was very highly regarded in E'gypt, and that both the king and the people were grateful to him for saving their nation from the famine. Before letting his brothers go back to the land of Ca'naan, Jo'seph warned them not to quarrel with one another on the way. He told them not to let any feelings of anger or jealousy arise among them, and to be especially careful not to harm Ben'ja-min because he had been shown greater favor than the other brothers. after these warnings had been given, Jo'seph ordered his brothers to hasten to their father's house, and to bring him back to the land of E'gypt without delay.
The eleven sons of Ja'cob made the long trip back home as quickly as possible. Safe at last in their own home, they sat down with their father and told him about all the strange and trying things which had happened to them during this visit. First they told him of the friendly way in which the E'gyp-tian ruler had made them his guests of honor at a banquet, and of all the acts of kindness which his servants had shown them. Then they told their father of the strange manner in which Ben'ja-min was accused of stealing the silver cup which belonged to the E'gyp-tian officer.
