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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 is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef [1] ( יוֹסֵף ). "Joseph" is used, [2] along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José".
- Male
- Hebrew
- 19 March
- /ˈdʒoʊzɪf, -sɪf/
Josephologyof the Catholic Church. Saint Joseph (c. 1640) by Guido Reni. Joseph ( Hebrew: יוסף, romanized : Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized : Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
- Carpenter's square or tools, holding the infant Jesus Christ, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, and a rod of spikenard.
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religion he founded is followed to the present ...
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- John C. Bennett
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Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe di ˌbwɔnaˈparte]; Corsican: Ghjuseppe Nabulione Bonaparte; Spanish: José Napoleón Bonaparte; 7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844) was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 6 June 1808 – 11 December 1813
- Carlo Buonaparte
- Ferdinand VII
- Letizia Ramolino
By-Products Plants. In this painting, Stella depicts factories that extract ammonia, tar, and light oils that are released when coal is burned. Such mechanical processes fascinated Stella, and he once recalled, "Opposite my studio was a huge factory . . . towering with the gloom of a prison.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the name Joseph, a common first name for boys. Find example sentences, synonyms and related words in this online dictionary.
