Joseph son of jacob

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Joseph who lived in Israel as the son of Jacob and grandson of Isaac. Joseph grew up in a family that had many sons leaving him with little attention, especially from his father. However, Jacob actually did favor Joseph as his favorite son giving him a special coat as a gift that earned the envy of all of his brothers because they thought he would become the eventual leader of the family while they would be neglected. Joseph made the situation even…

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Joseph was born to Rachel and Jacob. He was Jacob’s favorite son. Jacob gave Joseph a special coat. Joseph’s 10 brothers were jealous. They sold Joseph to travelers who took him to Egypt.

Joseph being attacked by Potiphar's wife, Zelicah...Her name is not in the Bible but I found it in either the book of Jasher or Josephus.

Background Passages: Genesis 37:12-28; 50:20; Isaiah 43:2 How does one rebound from betrayal? How does one refocus after a dreaded diagnosis? How does one recover from the loss of a loved one? In o…

Cover image: Screenshot from "Joseph" (1995) The last half of Genesis deals with why bad things happen to good people. The life of Joseph, son of Jacob, is the answer to this philosophical question. Joseph’s life seemed to be fraught with many hardships. In fact, it seemed that the more faithful he was, the more

The book of Genesis has quite a few stories about significant people, but no one gets more chapters than Joseph in the Bible (other than Jesus, of course)! The Story of Joseph in the Bible

Genesis 42-45 ~ Josephs brothers go to Egypt in search of food due to the famine. Joseph tests them to make sure they love his brother Benjamin (also son of Rachel). When Josephs brother Judah offers himself to stay in place of Benjamin he is assured that they love Benjamin and he begins to weep. He then makes himself know and welcomes them.

Illustration from "La Sainte Bible : Ancien Testament . . . / Compositions par J.-James Tissot"; with preface by Antonin Gilbert Sertillanges (1863-1948), introduction by Maurice de Brunoff (1861-1937) and the translation into French of Isaac-Louis Lemaistre de Saci (1613-1684). 2 volumes. Paris: M. de Brunoff & Cie, 1904. The illustrations were originated by James Tissot (1836-1902) who sketched as he read Scripture. The edition, of which 561 copies were printed, contains 360 mounted…