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.

2024年5月28日 · The Bible Story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. After Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, he overcomes this betrayal by trusting in God and interpreting dreams of prisoners and the Pharaoh in Egypt.

Joseph’s Dreams - Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his ...

The story of Joseph is told in Genesis chapters 37-50, one quarter of the book of Genesis. Joseph was the first son of Rachel and Jacob, and the 11th of Jacob’s 12 sons (Genesis 30:22-24). Jacob’s sons, including Joseph, are listed at the end of this page.

2022年1月4日 · Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob, his first son through his favored wife, Rachel. Joseph’s story is found in Genesis 37—50. After the announcement of his birth, we see Joseph next as a seventeen-year-old returning from shepherding the flock with his half-brothers to give Jacob a bad report of them.

2019年8月19日 · Joseph was Rachel’s firstborn and Jacob’s eleventh son. He was favored by his father for his good character. So, Jacob gave him a coat of many colors (Genesis 37:3). Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more so they hated him (Genesis 37:4).

2017年8月2日 · Through Joseph, God is reversing the curse and fulfilling his promises to Abraham. The Joseph story is not just the last item in Genesis, but the resolution of the Genesis story. Genesis takes readers on a journey from fratricide to forgiveness, from famine to feast, and from promise to fulfillment. Is Joseph a ‘Type’ of Christ?