The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.