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  1. Joseph (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ z ə f,-s ə f /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis and in the Quran. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son).

  2. Article History. Notable Family Members: father Jacob. Joseph, in the Old Testament, son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. As Jacobs name became synonymous with all Israel, so that of Joseph was eventually equated with all the tribes that made up the northern kingdom.

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  3. Joseph or Yosef (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, Arabic: يوسف, Yusuf ; " The Lord increases") is a major figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible ( Old Testament ). He was Jacob 's eleventh son and Rachel 's first.

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    In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Hebrew Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov. In the New Testament the most notable two are Joseph , the husband of Mary , the mother of Jesus ; and Joseph of Arimathea , a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.

  5. Manasseh, one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel that in biblical times constituted the people of Israel. The tribe was named after the elder son of Joseph, himself a son of Jacob.

  6. 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. In this article: Joseph—The Beloved Son.

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