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CHANOCH BEN ABRAHAM. - Vikuach Yosef VeHashevatim [“The Debate between Joseph and the Tribes.”] First Edition. Complete as issued without title-page. The Solomon of Dubno copy, with his signature (and others) on opening page. ff. 12. Browned. Bound in Valmadonna-custom morocco-backed marbled boards. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Amsterdam 169. Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste 1650 The goal of this ethical work is to explain the Biblical account of Joseph and his brothers in a way that presents both sides as acting righteously, as one would expect the sons of Jacob to do. Also contains eulogies.===The author was rabbi of the Polish town of Gniezno (Gnesen) located in the Poznan (Posen) west-central region of the country.