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After Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, Pharaoh asks Potiphar if he trusts Joseph, to which he responds that he trusts Joseph "with [his] life." Potiphar is also present when Joseph reunites with his brothers. In Joseph and his Brothers, Thomas Mann suggests that Potiphar's wife is sexually frustrated partly because Potiphar is a eunuch.
In Genesis 39, Vayeshev, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard. Later, Joseph became Potiphar's servant, and subsequently his household's superintendent. Here, Potiphar's wife (later called Zulaykha) tried to seduce Joseph, which he refused. Angered by his running away from her, she made a false accusation of rape so he ...
Joseph, carried to Egypt, is there sold as a slave to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials. Joseph prospers in Potiphar's household and is eventually made head of the servants. Potiphar's wife attempts to seduce Joseph. When Joseph demurs, Potiphar's wife falsely accuses Joseph of attempting to molest her and supports her false accusation with ...
Joseph Sold to Potiphar (c. 1515) by Pontormo. Joseph Sold to Potiphar is an oil on panel painting by Pontormo, executed c. 1515, now in the National Gallery in London. [1] Like The Baker Tortured, Joseph in Egypt and Joseph's Brothers Ask Him For Help (all also in the National Gallery), it was originally painted for the Marriage Chamber of the Palazzo Borgherini.
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Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655.. Potiphar's wife is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran.She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons.
His brothers tell their father that a wild animal has devoured Joseph. Joseph, carried to Egypt, is there sold as a slave to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials. PEOPLE: Jacob - Joseph - Reuben - Midianites - Ishmeelites - Judah - Potiphar. PLACES: Canaan - Shechem - Dothan - Gilead - Egypt. RELATED ARTICLES: Vayeshev
Rabbi Judan maintained that Joseph was sold four times: His brothers sold him to the Ishmaelites, the Ishmaelites to the merchants, the merchants to the Midianites, and the Midianites into Egypt. Rav Huna said Joseph was sold five times, concluding with the Midianites selling him to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians to Potiphar. [89]