# Joseph (Old Testament)

## Facts:

In the Old Testament, Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob and the first son of his mother Rachel.

* Joseph was his father's favorite son.
* His brothers were jealous of him and sold him into slavery.
* While in Egypt, Joseph was falsely accused and put into prison.
* In spite of his difficulties, Joseph remained faithful to God.
* God brought him to the second highest place of power in Egypt and used him to save people in a time when there was little food. The people of Egypt, as well as his own family, were kept from starving.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Egypt](../names/egypt.md), [Jacob](../names/jacob.md))

## Bible References:

* [Genesis 30:22-24](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/22)
* [Genesis 33:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/gen/33/01)
* [Genesis 37:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/01)
* [Genesis 37:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/23)
* [Genesis 41:55-57](rc://en/tn/help/gen/41/55)
* [John 04:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/04/04)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[08:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/02)__ __Joseph's__ brothers hated him because their father loved him most and because Joseph had dreamed that he would be their ruler.
* __[08:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/04)__ The slave traders took __Joseph__ to Egypt.
* __[08:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/05)__ Even in prison, __Joseph__ remained faithful to God, and God blessed him.
* __[08:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/07)__ God had given __Joseph__ the ability to interpret dreams, so Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him from the prison.
* __[08:09](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/09)__ __Joseph__ told the people to store up large amounts of food during the seven years of good harvests.
* __[09:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/09/02)__ The Egyptians no longer remembered __Joseph__ and all he had done to help them.

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H3084, G2501

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Joseph, Joseph's