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The Quranic story of Joseph may be one of the book's most detailed accounts of the life of a prophet. Joseph symbolizes beauty, and is admired as a preacher of Islam who is strongly committed to God and tries to persuade people to follow the path of righteousness. The Quran recounts Joseph's declaration of faith:
Joseph (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ z ə f,-s ə f /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [2] [a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis.He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son).
1–3 The Prophet is acquainted by inspiration with the history of Joseph 4 Joseph tells his father of his vision of eleven stars and the sun and the moon bowing down to him 5 Jacob warns Joseph against the jealousy of his brethren 6 Jacob understands the dream to signify Joseph's future prophetic character 7 Joseph's story is a sign of God's ...
Examining the life of Joseph as he encounters trials throughout his life and what he learned.
The Life of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. New York: Juvenile Instructor Office. Brodie, Fawn M. (1971) [1945]. No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith (2nd ed.).
The Story of Joseph in Arabic Verse is the editorial title given to a poetic retelling of the story of Joseph the son of Jacob and Rachel based on the koranic account in sura 12 (), the only instance in the Quran in which an entire chapter is devoted to a complete story of a prophet.
"the learning of the Egyptians, and their knowledge of astronomy was no doubt taught them by Abraham and Joseph, as their records testify, who received it from the Lord." [18] Other eye-witnesses left clues as to what was on the papyrus scrolls. William W. Phelps, Joseph Smith's scribe, wrote that the Book of Joseph was written in Pharaoh's ...
"The Life of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ". "Saint Joseph, in the Encyclopædia Britannica". 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. "The vocation of Saint Joseph". Early Christians. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.