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Joseph (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ z ə f,-s ə f /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [2] [a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis.He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son).
Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the cupbearer, by Benjamin Cuyp, c. 1630. Zaphnath-Paaneah (Biblical Hebrew: צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ Ṣāp̄naṯ Paʿnēaḥ, LXX: Ψονθομφανήχ Psonthomphanḗch) is the name given by Pharaoh to Joseph in the Genesis narrative (Genesis 41:45).
Joseph and Asenath together on this image in Berlin.Man depicted close to them may be Potiphera. According to the Hebrew Bible, Potiphera (/ p ɒ ˈ t ɪ f ər ə /, Hebrew: פּוֹטִי פֶרַע, romanized: Poṭi-p̄eraʿ ) was a priest of the ancient Egyptian town of On, [1] mentioned in the Genesis 41:45 and 41:50.
Joseph's granaries is a designation for the Egyptian pyramids often used by early travelers to the region. The notion of a granary ( horreum , θησαυρός ) being associated with the Hebrew patriarch Joseph derives from the account in Genesis 41, where "he gathered up all the food of the seven years when there was plenty in the land of ...
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef [1] (יוֹסֵף ). "Joseph" is used, [ 2 ] along with " Josef ", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries .
Joseph and Asenath is a narrative that dates from between 200 BCE and 200 CE. [1] It concerns the Hebrew patriarch Joseph and his marriage to Asenath, expanding the fleeting mentions of their relationship in the Book of Genesis. The text was translated widely, including into Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Early Modern German, Latin, Middle English ...
Joseph and His Brothers (German: Joseph und seine Brüder, pronounced [ˈjoːzɛf ʊnt ˌzaɪ̯nə ˈbʁyːdɐ]) is a four-part novel by Thomas Mann, written over the course of 16 years. Mann retells the familiar stories of Genesis , from Jacob to Joseph (chapters 27–50), setting it in the historical context of the Amarna Period .
Potiphar is the captain of the Egyptian king's guard who is said to have purchased Joseph [2] [3] as a slave and, impressed by his intelligence, makes him the master of his household. Potiphar's wife , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] who was known for her infidelities, took a liking to Joseph and attempted to seduce him.