Atlas Biblica

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    Potiphar

    פּוֹטִיפַר

    Potiphar, the Egyptian officer who purchased Joseph as a slave and later imprisoned him after false accusations by Potiphar's wife.

    verses
    2
    first named
    Genesis 37:36
    last named
    Genesis 39:20
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Egypt

    Description

    Who was Potiphar?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Potiphar was an Egyptian official who served as the captain of the guard in the court of Pharaoh. He is first mentioned in Gen.37.36, where he is identified as the man who purchased Joseph, the son of Israel (or 'Jacob'), from the Ishmaelite traders who had brought him to Egypt. Potiphar recognized Joseph's abilities and put him in charge of his household, entrusting him with all his possessions (Gen.39.1-6). However, Potiphar's wife attempted to seduce Joseph, and when he refused her advances, she falsely accused him of trying to assault her. Believing his wife's accusation, Potiphar had Joseph thrown into prison (Gen.39.7-20). Despite this unjust treatment, God was with Joseph and granted him favor, even in prison. The story of Joseph and Potiphar highlights the themes of integrity, faithfulness, and God's providence in the face of adversity.

    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 Potiphar8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Potiphar, in 2 groups: company 3, events 5. 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.Potiphar’s entrusting of JosephTook part in · 3 versesPotiphar Put In ChargeTook part in · 2 versesPotiphar’s bringing of Hebrews and Potiphar HouseholdTook part in · 2 versesCompanyEgypt1 event · 649 versesJoseph7 events · 197 versesMidian1 event · 59 versesHebrews1 event · 37 versesIshmael1 event · 27 versesEventsPotiphar

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    Stands in the same events as

    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 Potiphar happensThe one place the claims about Potiphar reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Egypt. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Potiphar 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.Egypt
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Potiphar reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      37:3639:1

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    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 Potiphar’s entrusting of Joseph and Potiphar Put In ChargeJosephSon of Jacob, ruler in Egyptvia Potiphar’s bringing of Hebrews and Potiphar HouseholdBringingBringing is a concept gathering 447 labelled instances in the text.via Potiphar’s entrusting of JosephEntrustingEntrusting is a concept gathering 16 labelled instances in the text.via Potiphar’s bringing of Hebrews and Potiphar HouseholdHebrewsAn ethnic group descended from Abraham.

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