Joseph (Hebrew Bible)

Joseph, in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament), appears in the Book of Genesis (his name Yosef, Hebrew: יוֹסֵף means "The Lord increases", (Tiberian Hebrew Yôsēp̄), later called Zaphnath-paaneah or Tzáfnat panéach צפנת פענח, Standard Hebrew Ẓáfənat paʿnéaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Ṣāp̄ənaṯ paʿănēªḥ : Egyptian origin "Discoverer of hidden things"), the eleventh son of Jacob, born of Rachel. He is one of the best-known figures in the Scriptures, famous for his coat of many colours and his God-given ability to interpret dreams. Owing to jealousy from his brothers, he was sold as a slave, eventually working under the Egyptian Potiphar, but was later freed, and became the chief adviser (vizier) to the Egyptian Pharaoh around 1600 BC.

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Hebrew Bible - Old Testament - Book of Genesis - Hebrew - The Lord - Tiberian Hebrew - Egyptian - Jacob - Rachel - Scriptures - Interpret dreams - Slave - Potiphar - Vizier - Egypt - Pharaoh - 1600 BC

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This article will focus on the story as told in the primary source of the Book of Genesis chapters 37 to 50 http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage&BOOK=1&CHAPTER=30. See Joseph according to Bible critics below.

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Primary source - Book of Genesis - Joseph according to Bible critics

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