Reference

Genesis 43:32

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
30

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

31

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

32

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Counter-Arguments

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Levitical Dietary Law

The verse in Genesis 43:32 describes a cultural or religious aversion of the Egyptians to eating with Hebrews, stating it was an "abomination unto the Egyptians." This is a pre-Mosaic observation about Egyptian customs. Levitical Dietary Law, as codified later in the Pentateuch (e.g., Leviticus 11), outlines specific clean and unclean animals and purity rules for the Israelites. The Genesis verse does not codify any dietary laws for the Hebrews, nor does it list specific animals or purity rules;