Others of “that generation, ” such as Benjamin, were born after Joseph was born and may have lived on after he died.
لِذلِكَ حِينَ تُسْتَعْمَلُ كَلِمَةُ « جِيلٌ » لِلْإِشَارَةِ إِلَى أَشْخَاصٍ يَحْيَوْنَ فِي فَتْرَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ ،‏ لَا يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نُحَدِّدَ بِٱلضَّبْطِ طُولَ هذِهِ ٱلْفَتْرَةِ .‏