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His story functions as an explanation for Israel's residence in Egypt. He is the favourite son of the patriarch Jacob, and his jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Biblical Egypt, where he eventually ends up incarcerated.
When his starving brothers come from Canaan to Egypt, Joseph allows their entire households to settle in a region called Goshen. The Hebrews then live in Egypt and multiply for 400 years (Exodus 12:40), before escaping back to Canaan.
When was Joseph in Egypt? Can we identify the Pharaoh of Joseph? Is there any archaeological evidence for Joseph? Joseph is critical to the biblical timeline because the genealogy provided in Genesis ends with Jacob.
After some complex plot points (wherein Joseph successfully takes revenge against his brothers), the whole family, including their elderly father, Jacob, relocates to join Joseph in Egypt. They all settle happily and prosperously in a region of Egypt that the biblical text calls Goshen (Genesis 47).
Joseph a Slave in Egypt - Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. ...
This famine began in the final years of Ramesses II, who ruled for 66 years, from 1279–1213 B.C.E., dying in his early nineties. The Hittite Empire in Anatolia (modern day eastern Turkey) was hit particularly hard from the beginning and turned to their historic rival Egypt for assistance.
Joseph, at the age of 30, is appointed second-in-command to Pharaoh. The famine that Joseph predicted ultimately brings the sons of Jacob to Egypt. With no other options, and hearing of excess grain in the neighboring country, Jacob’s sons make a series of trips down to Egypt.
Joseph was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, a son of Jacob and his wife Rachel. Known as “the righteous one,” he was favored by his father (who gave him a special colored coat) and sold by his brothers to Egypt, where he ultimately became ruler of the land, second only to King Pharaoh.
In Egypt, the Lord's presence with Joseph enables him to find favor with Potiphar and the keeper of the prison. With God's help, Joseph interprets the dreams of two prisoners, predicting that one of them will be reinstated but the other put to death.
Joseph of Egypt was an iconic figure of the Old Testament, known for his prophetic dreams and his unshakable trust in God. Born into a family of thirteen brothers and being the favorite of his father, Jacob, Joseph soon aroused the wrath and envy of his brothers, resulting in an incredible life saga that took him from the depths of a pit to the ...