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Points of Dispute

These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:

"לֹא יָדַע אֶת יוֹסֵף"
- Truly never heard – Josephus, Abarbanel
- Incomplete knowledge – R. Saadia, Seforno
- Reinterpretation of "לֹא יָדַע" – Bavli, Tanchuma, Shemot Rabbah, Lekach Tov, Rashi