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.

(See also: Egypt, Jacob)

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 The slave traders took Joseph to Egypt.
08:05 Even in prison, Joseph remained faithful to God, and God blessed him.
08:07 God had given Joseph the ability to interpret dreams, so Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him from the prison.
08:09 Joseph told the people to store up large amounts of food during the seven years of good harvests.
09:02 The Egyptians no longer remembered Joseph and all he had done to help them.

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