Joseph Old Testament People
Joseph Old Testament People
Joseph
Joseph was the favorite son by the favored wife (Rachel) of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob (Israel). This status, coupled with his seemingly bottomless arrogance, led his brothers into considering murder before selling him into slavery. He later became a rescuer of Egypt and the savior of his family during a severe seven-year famine. The Biblical account is found in Genesis, spread throughout chapters 30, 37, and 39-50.
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- Jewish commentary on the reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers as the healing of the broken family of Genesis.
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- The traditional Muslim version of the Biblical hero's abandonment by his brothers and temptation by Potiphar's wife.
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- Biography of the Israelite leader, with parallels from Egyptian literature.
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- Nineteenth-century Christian viewpoint on the son of Jacob.
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- Rabbinic commentary on the interpretations of Joseph with exhortation to use the account in preparation for spiritual "lean times."
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- Chapter on the episode with Potiphar's wife by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus.
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- Jewish tradition about the patriarch's burial.
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- Presenting the Chassidic position on the Biblical leader, including beliefs about his later reincarnations.
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- A Jewish analysis of Joseph's reunion with his brothers.
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- Profile of the son of Jacob from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project.
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- Overview of the Biblical leader's life and prophecies.
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- Jewish oral traditions about Joseph and his house of Israel.
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- Essay arguing that the Egyptian vizier Imhotep and the Biblical figure Joseph were the same man.
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- Rabbinic commentary on Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers.
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- Biblical biography of Joseph son of Jacob.
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- News article about the Palestinian destruction of the sacred Jewish site of the patriarch's grave.
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- Overview of the Biblical leader from the traditional Jewish perspective, including apocrypha and Talmudic commentary.
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- Kabbalistic essay on the prophecies that predicted the demolition of the patriarch's burial site by angry Palestinians.
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- Three-part examination of the Genesis account as part of a series intended to convince Muslims of the truth of Christianity.
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- Catholic perspective on the Biblical patriarch's life and importance.
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