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Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the cupbearer, by Benjamin Cuyp, c. 1630. Zaphnath-Paaneah (Biblical Hebrew: צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ Ṣāp̄naṯ Paʿnēaḥ, LXX: Ψονθομφανήχ Psonthomphanḗch) is the name given by Pharaoh to Joseph in the Genesis narrative (Genesis 41:45).
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). He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the Israelites. His ...
Potiphar is the captain of the Egyptian king's guard who is said to have purchased Joseph [2] [3] as a slave and, impressed by his intelligence, makes him the master of his household. Potiphar's wife , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] who was known for her infidelities, took a liking to Joseph and attempted to seduce him.
Source: Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea [46] Name: Zoatham/Zoathan (the good thief) Source: Codex Colbertinus [47] Name: Rakh (the good thief) Source: Russian Orthodox tradition [48] Appear in the Bible at: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19. The good thief is revered under the name Saint Dismas in the Catholic Church and the Coptic ...
Joseph's experience - harassment / assault, false accusations and imprisonment before eventually being released, promoted and honoured - is commonly seen as a 'type' of Christ (see Typology (theology)) [78] and, for Longman III, it demonstrates the major theme of (the rest of) Joseph's story: "God can bring salvation even using evil acts of ...
Some Bible translations transliterate the name Ιωσηφ depending on the context for better distinction, such as the 2004 Dutch Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling, which writes Jozef wherever Saint Joseph of Nazareth or Joseph (Genesis) are identified (24 verses), [9] and Josef wherever other persons are concerned (14 verses); [10] additionally, three verses in Mark (6:3, 15:40, 15:47) identify a Joses.
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.
The Bible offers two explanations for the origins of the name Yosef: first, it is compared to the word asaf from the root /'sp/, ' taken away ': "And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach"; Yosef is then identified with the similar root /ysp/, meaning ' add ': "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The L ORD shall add to me another son."