今天故事中一個耐人尋味的細節是，如果這些商人是依市瑪耳人，那麼他們就是雅各兒子的二代堂親：他們擁有同一個曾祖父亞巴郎：他們不可能彼此不認識…

若瑟在嫉妒他的兄弟們手中默默無聞。他沒有反抗他們對他的傷害。有時，像若瑟那樣順其自然，是一種明智的選擇。這讓上主得以行事，成就祂的計劃，即使祂選擇的方式看似難以理解。

A curious detail in today’s story is that, if the merchants were Ishmaelites, they were second degree cousins of the sons of Jacob: they had the same great-grandfather, Abraham: impossible that they did not know each other…

Joseph is a silent personage in the hands of his brothers, who are pray of jealousy towards him. He does not resist the harm they do to him. Sometimes, letting events take place, ad Joseph did, is a wise choice. It allows God to act and fulfil his plan, even if the ways He chooses seem impossible to understand.