# Joseph (OT) #

## Facts: ##

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: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [[other/egypt]] **·** [[other/jacob]])

## Bible References: ##

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

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

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