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Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012

Ten of Jacob's sons go to Egypt and speak to one of Pharaoh's deputies, saying "we are the sons of one man". While the "we" is intended to be exclusive of "you", the person they were talking to is actually Joseph, also a son of the same man.