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    person · also Zaphenath-paneah

    Joseph

    יוֹסֵףἸωσήφ

    Joseph, Jacob's son, rose to power in Egypt and saved his family during a famine.

    IllustrationGenesis 48Israel's crossed hands place Ephraim before Manasseh in the blessing, while Joseph tries to correct him.
    verses
    197
    first named
    Genesis 30:24
    last named
    Revelation 7:8
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Early Patriarch

    Description

    Who was Joseph?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Joseph was the eleventh son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the firstborn of Rachel (Gen.30.22-24). He was favored by his father, causing jealousy among his brothers (Gen.37.3-4). Joseph had dreams of his family bowing down to him, further straining the relationships (Gen.37.5-11). His brothers sold him into slavery, and he was taken to Egypt (Gen.37.12-36). In Egypt, Joseph served in Potiphar's house, where he was falsely accused and imprisoned (Genesis 39). While in prison, Joseph interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker (Genesis 40). Later, he interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and was appointed as second-in-command over Egypt (Gen.41.1-45). During this time, he was given the name Zaphenath-paneah by Pharaoh (Gen.41.45). Joseph managed Egypt's resources wisely during the years of plenty and famine (Gen.41.46-57). His brothers came to Egypt for food, and after testing them, Joseph revealed his identity and reconciled with them (Genesis 42-45). Joseph brought his father, Jacob, and his entire family to Egypt, where they settled in the land of Goshen (Genesis 46-47). Before his death, Jacob blessed Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, and prophesied about Joseph's descendants (Genesis 48-49). Joseph died at the age of 110 and was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt (Gen.50.22-26). His bones were later carried out of Egypt by the Israelites during the Exodus and buried at Shechem (Exo.13.19; Jos.24.32). Joseph's life exemplified faith, forgiveness, and God's providence in the midst of hardship.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Joseph10 of 59 entities the graph connects to Joseph, in 3 groups: kinship 8, ground 1, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.IsraelChild of · 33 events · 2,578 versesJudahSibling of · 7 events · 1,023 versesLeviSibling of · 329 versesBenjaminSibling of · 6 events · 166 versesEphraimFather of · 159 versesManassehFather of · 112 versesReubenSibling of · 86 versesGadSibling of · 71 versesKinshipEgyptLocated in · 19 events · 649 versesGroundLORD6 events · 1,004 versesEventsJoseph

    The 10 best-attested of 59 are drawn. All 59 are listed below.

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    and 58 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Joseph happensAll 7 places the claims about Joseph reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Egypt, Goshen, Canaan, Machpelah, Rameses, Dothan, Hebron_Valley. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Joseph there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.EgyptGoshenCanaanMachpelahRamesesDothanHebron_Valley
    the PatriarchsAll 7 places the claims about Joseph reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 197, across 18 books. The name is written 219 times in them.

    1. Genesis137 verses

      30:2430:2533:233:735:2437:237:337:537:1337:1737:2337:2837:2937:3137:3339:139:239:439:539:639:739:1039:2039:2139:2240:340:440:640:840:940:1240:1640:1840:2240:2341:1441:1541:1641:1741:2541:3941:4141:4241:4441:4541:4641:4941:5041:5141:5441:5541:5641:5742:342:442:642:742:842:942:1442:1842:2342:2542:3643:1543:1643:1743:1843:1943:2443:2543:2643:3044:244:444:1444:1545:145:345:445:945:1645:1745:2145:2645:2745:2846:446:1946:2046:2746:2846:2946:3046:3147:147:547:747:1147:1247:1447:1547:1647:1747:2047:2347:2647:2948:148:248:348:848:948:1148:1248:1348:1548:1748:1848:2149:2249:2650:150:250:450:750:850:1450:1550:1650:1750:1950:2250:2350:2450:2550:26

    2. Exodus4 verses

      1:51:61:813:19

    3. Numbers11 verses

      1:101:3213:1126:2826:3727:132:3334:2336:136:536:12

    4. Deuteronomy3 verses

      27:1233:1333:16

    5. Joshua11 verses

      14:416:116:417:117:217:1417:1617:1718:518:1124:32

    6. Judges3 verses

      1:221:231:35

    7. 2 Samuel1 verse

      19:20

    8. 1 Kings1 verse

      11:28

    9. 1 Chronicles4 verses

      2:25:15:27:29

    10. Psalms5 verses

      77:1578:6780:181:5105:17

    11. Ezekiel4 verses

      37:1637:1947:1348:32

    12. Amos3 verses

      5:65:156:6

    13. Obadiah1 verse

      1:18

    14. Zechariah1 verse

      10:6

    15. John1 verse

      4:5

    16. Acts4 verses

      7:97:137:147:18

    17. Hebrews2 verses

      11:2111:22

    18. Revelation1 verse

      7:8

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Baker Execution and Dream Interpretation, and 6 morePharaohEgyptian ruler during Joseph's timevia Two Maidservants and Israel’s division of Jacob Children, Two Maidservants, and Maidservant Children and Dinah, and 8 moreLeahWife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinahvia Egyptians Slavery and Joseph Father And Brothers and Joseph Five Brothers’ coming, and 1 moreLandLand is a place attested across 6 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Potiphar’s entrusting of Joseph and Potiphar Put In ChargePotipharEgyptian official who bought Joseph as a slavevia Egyptians and Joseph’s giving and Egyptians Slavery, and 1 moreEgyptiansEgyptians is a group attested across 10 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Israel and Ephraim, and 4 moreJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and AbominationJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and Abomination is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 9 pageable entities.via Joseph Brothers’ sale of Joseph and Brothers’ sale of JosephSaleSale is a concept gathering 35 labelled instances in the text.via Asher and Gad, and 3 moreIsraelite CampingIsraelite Camping is an event attested across 11 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Joseph’s burial of Israel and Joseph and Joseph Brothers’ burial of Israel and FatherBurialBurial is a concept gathering 96 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    19 more chapters, from Genesis 45 to Hebrews 11

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