Joseph (Genesis)

Joseph
Joseph
יוֹסֵף‎
	Joseph Overseer of the Pharaoh's Granaries (1874) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Born	2170 AM (c. 1590 BC); Paddan Aram, Aram-Naharaim; (present-day Harran, Turkey)
Died	Second Intermediate Period of Egypt; (present-day Egypt)
Resting place	Joseph's Tomb, Nablus, Palestine; 32°12′47″N 35°16′58″E / 32.2130268°N 35.2829153°E
Other names	Zaphnath-Paaneah (צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ)
Spouse	Asenath
Children	Manasseh (son); Ephraim (son);
Parents	Jacob (father); Rachel (mother);
Relatives	Reuben (half-brother); Simeon (half-brother); Levi (half-brother); Judah (half-brother); Dan (half-brother); Naphtali (half-brother); Gad (half-brother); Asher (half-brother); Issachar (half-brother); Zebulun (half-brother); Dinah (half-sister); Benjamin (brother); Rebecca (grandmother); Isaac (grandfather); Esau (uncle); Leah (aunt/stepmother); Laban (grandfather and great‑uncle); Abraham (great-grandfather); Sarah (great-grandmother); Potipherah (father-in-law);

Joseph (/ˈdʒoʊzəf, -səf/; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add')^[2]^[a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis and in the Quran. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the Israelites. His story functions as an explanation for Israel's residence in Egypt. He is the favourite son of the patriarch Jacob, and his jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Biblical Egypt, where he eventually ends up incarcerated. After correctly interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh, however, he rises to second-in-command in Egypt and saves Egypt during a famine. Jacob's family travels to Egypt to escape the famine, and it is through him that they are given leave to settle in the Land of Goshen (the eastern part of the Nile Delta).

Scholars hold different opinions about the historical background of the Joseph story, as well as the date and development of its composition.^[6] Thomas Römer argues that "The date of the original narrative can be the late Persian period, and while there are several passages that fit better into a Greek, Ptolemaic context, most of these passages belong to later revisions."^[7]

In Jewish tradition, he is the ancestor of a second Messiah called "Mashiach ben Yosef", who will wage war against the forces of evil alongside Mashiach ben David and die in combat with the enemies of God and Israel.^[8]

^ Genesis 46:20
^ Gesenius & Robinson 1882, p. 391.
^ "Psalms 81:6". Sefaria.
^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3084". Bible Hub.
^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
^ Binder, Susanne (2011). "Joseph's Rewarding and Investiture (Genesis 41:41-43) and The Gold Of Honour In New Kingdom Egypt". In Bar, S.; Kahn, D.; Shirley, J. J. (eds.). Egypt, Canaan and Israel: History, Imperialism, Ideology and Literature: Proceedings of a Conference at the University of Haifa, 3-7 May 2009. BRILL. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-90-04-19493-9.
^ Cite error: The named reference Römer2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Blidstein, Gerald J. (2007). Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael; Thomson Gale (Firm) (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 14. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4. OCLC 123527471. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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[1] Genesis 46:20

[FOOTNOTEGeseniusRobinson1882391-2] Gesenius & Robinson 1882, p. 391.

[3] "Psalms 81:6". Sefaria.

[:0-4] "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 3084". Bible Hub.

[5] Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.

[7] Binder, Susanne (2011). "Joseph's Rewarding and Investiture (Genesis 41:41-43) and The Gold Of Honour In New Kingdom Egypt". In Bar, S.; Kahn, D.; Shirley, J. J. (eds.). Egypt, Canaan and Israel: History, Imperialism, Ideology and Literature: Proceedings of a Conference at the University of Haifa, 3-7 May 2009. BRILL. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-90-04-19493-9.

[Römer2021-8] Cite error: The named reference Römer2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Skolnik_Berenbaum_Thomson_Gale_(Firm)_2007-9] Blidstein, Gerald J. (2007). Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael; Thomson Gale (Firm) (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 14. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4. OCLC 123527471. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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Joseph
יוֹסֵף‎
Joseph Overseer of the Pharaoh's Granaries (1874) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Born	2170 AM (c. 1590 BC) Paddan Aram, Aram-Naharaim (present-day Harran, Turkey)
Died	Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (present-day Egypt)
Resting place	Joseph's Tomb, Nablus, Palestine 32°12′47″N 35°16′58″E / 32.2130268°N 35.2829153°E / 32.2130268; 35.2829153
Other names	Zaphnath-Paaneah (צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ)
Spouse	Asenath
Children	Manasseh (son) Ephraim (son)^[1]
Parents	Jacob (father) Rachel (mother)
Relatives	Reuben (half-brother) Simeon (half-brother) Levi (half-brother) Judah (half-brother) Dan (half-brother) Naphtali (half-brother) Gad (half-brother) Asher (half-brother) Issachar (half-brother) Zebulun (half-brother) Dinah (half-sister) Benjamin (brother) Rebecca (grandmother) Isaac (grandfather) Esau (uncle) Leah (aunt/stepmother) Laban (grandfather and great‑uncle) Abraham (great-grandfather) Sarah (great-grandmother) Potipherah (father-in-law)