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 ... [MORE] Asher, his half-brother@ (4) Benjamin, his brother@ (9) Dan, his half-brother@ (5) Dinah, his half-sister@ (7) Ephraim, his son@ (3) Gad, his half-brother@ (6) Issachar, his half-brother@ (6) Jacob, his father@ (20) Judah, his half-brother@ (9) Leah, his stepmother@ (7) Levi, his half-brother@ (6) Manasseh, his son@ (4) Naphtali, his half-brother@ (6) Rachel, his mother@ (12) Reuben, his half-brother@ (6) Simeon, his half-brother@ (4) Zebulun, his half-brother@ (4) 1. Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph - Catholic perspective on the Biblical patriarch's life and importance. 2. Coat Of Many Colors - Biblical biography of Joseph son of Jacob. 3. Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph - Chapter on the episode with Potiphar's wife by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus. 4. Destruction of Joseph's Tomb - Kabbalistic essay on the prophecies that predicted the demolition of the patriarch's burial site by angry Palestinians. 5. Jewish Virtual Library: Joseph - Overview of the Biblical leader's life and prophecies. 6. Joseph - Profile of the Israelite leader and his importance to Judaism. 7. Joseph - Profile of the son of Jacob from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project. 8. Joseph - A Baptist perspective on the Biblical patriarch, drawing comparisons between him and Jesus. 9. Joseph (Dreamer) - Nineteenth-century Christian viewpoint on the son of Jacob. 10. Joseph's Humiliation - Three-part examination of the Genesis account as part of a series intended to convince Muslims of the truth of Christianity. 11. Parshat Miketz - Rabbinic commentary on the interpretations of Joseph with exhortation to use the account in preparation for spiritual "lean times." 12. Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) - The traditional Muslim version of the Biblical hero's abandonment by his brothers and temptation by Potiphar's wife. 13. Reunion - Jewish commentary on the reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers as the healing of the broken family of Genesis. 14. Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Dictionary: Joseph - Biography of the Israelite leader, with parallels from Egyptian literature. 15. Vandals Desecrate Joseph's Tomb - News article about the Palestinian destruction of the sacred Jewish site of the patriarch's grave. 16. Yosef HaTzaddik - Presenting the Chassidic position on the Biblical leader, including beliefs about his later reincarnations. 17. Yosef, Proud of His Origins - Jewish tradition about the patriarch's burial. 18. Jewish Encyclopedia: Joseph - Overview of the Biblical leader from the traditional Jewish perspective, including apocrypha and Talmudic commentary.

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