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We read in Surah Yusuf 12:77:

قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌۭ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّۭ مَّكَانًۭا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
In commentary of the above, the reason why there was this statement in Tafsir al-Madhhari, Vol. 5, pg. 53:

ففعل ذلك فعمدت إلى منطقة إسحاق كانوا يتوارثونها بالكبر فكانت عندها لأنها كانت أكبر ولد إسحاق

From Mujahid: …Ishaq’s (as) strap was to be inherited by the eldest child, being elder than Yaqub (as), his sister had inherited that strap and it was in her possession…