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Joseph started his life being the favorite son that annoyed his brothers: Genesis 37:1-11; Joseph resisted temptation to remain pure and faithful to God and his master: Genesis 39:7-20; Joseph had the gift of interpretation of dreams: Genesis 37; Genesis 41:1-40
Your Content. Genesis 37. New International Version. Joseph’s Dreams. 37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. 2 This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he ...
Joseph, in the Old Testament, son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. As Jacob’s name became synonymous with all Israel, so that of Joseph was eventually equated with all the tribes that made up the northern kingdom. According to tradition, his bones were buried at Shechem, oldest of the.
The story of Joseph in the Old Testament is an inspiring account of a faithful man who endured many trials and went from prisoner to prime minister. Joseph is one of the most interesting characters in the Bible, and God gives us insight into his life from his privileged early years, through the injustices and trials of his young adulthood, to ...
1. Joseph was the first son of Rachel, Jacob’s favorite wife. While in Paddan-aram, Jacob saw and loved Rachel, and arranged to work seven years for her ( Gen 29:17, 18 ). Laban, her father, gave Leah, his oldest daughter, to Jacob, insisting that custom demanded that the oldest daughter be married first. Jacob worked seven more years for Rachel.
Joseph. was the son of Jacob and his favored wife Rachel. Jacob therefore showed favoritism toward Joseph, which made his brothers despise him. Out of jealousy, they sold him into slavery. Joseph was taken to Egypt, where he was purchased by a royal official. Joseph was imprisoned on false charges but was released after interpreting the dreams ...
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Joseph was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, a son of Jacob and his wife Rachel. Known as “the righteous one,” he was favored by his father (who gave him a special colored coat) and sold by his brothers to Egypt, where he ultimately became ruler of the land, second only to King Pharaoh.
