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The rabbis teach that the story between Joseph and his brothers, their separation and eventual reunification and restoration, this is a foreshadowing about the split between the Northern kingdom (Ephraim) and Southern kingdom (Judah), and ultimately, their eventual reunification. The story of Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 38-50) is not an unfolding of chance events, but every detail stems from God and serves His purpose. The conflict that arose between Joseph and his brothers is a sign for their descendants. When Joseph reveals himself to his brothers (Gen 45), the reconciliation that ensued alludes to a future time. The two kingdoms will be restored into a single kingdom. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. Isaiah 65:25 The lion and the lamb feeding together, at the deeper sod level, is an allusion to when the kingdom of Judah and the kingd