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Joseph

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Joseph in the Bible Dictionary

1. 1. Son of Jacob Gen 30:24 Read
2. Personal appearance of Gen 39:6 Read
3. His father’s favorite child Gen 33:2; 37:3, 4, 35; 48:22; 1 Chr 5:2; John 4:5 Read
4. His father’s partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren Gen 37:4, 11, 18–28; Ps 105:17; Acts 7:9 Read
5. His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt Gen 37:5–11 Read
6. Sold as a slave into Egypt Gen 37:27, 28 Read
7. Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts Gen 37:29–35 Read
8. Is bought by Potiphar, an officer (LXX has “eunuch”) of Pharaoh Gen 37:36 Read
9. Is prospered of God Gen 39:2–5, 21, 23 Read
10. Is falsely accused, and thrown into prison; is delivered by the friendship of another prisoner Gen 39; 40; Ps 105:18 Read
11. Is an interpreter of dreams
12. Of the two prisoners Gen 40:5–23 Read
13. Of Pharaoh Gen 41:1–37 Read
14. His name is changed to Zaphnath-paaneah Gen 41:11 Read
15. Is promoted to authority next to Pharaoh at thirty years of age Gen 41:37–46; Ps 105:19–22 Read
16. Marries the daughter of the priest of On Gen 41:45 Read
17. Provides against the seven years of famine Gen 41:46–57 Read
18. Exports the produce of Egypt to other countries Gen 41:57 Read
19. Sells the stores of food to the people of Egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives Gen 47:13–26 Read
20. Exempts the priests from the exactions Gen 47:22, 26 Read
21. His father sends down into Egypt to buy corn (grain) Gen 42; 43; 44 Read
22. Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of Goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine Gen 45; 46; 47:1–12 Read
23. His two sons Gen 41:50, 52 Read
24. See Ephraim
25. See Manasseh
26. Mourns the death of his father Gen 50:1–14 Read
27. Exacts a pledge from his brothers to convey his remains to Canaan Gen 50:2, 4, 25; Heb 11:22; Ex 13:19; Josh 24:32; Acts 7:16 Read
28. Death of Gen 50:22–26 Read
29. Kindness of heart Gen 40:7, 8 Read
30. Joseph’s integrity Gen 39:7–12 Read
31. His humility Gen 41:16; 45:7–9 Read
32. His wisdom Gen 41:33–57 Read
33. His piety Gen 41:51 Read
34. His faith Gen 45:5–8 Read
35. Was a prophet Gen 41:38, 39; 50:25; Ex 13:19 Read
36. God’s providence with Gen 39:2–5; Ps 105:17–22 Read
37. His sons jointly called JOSEPH Deut 33:13–17 Read
38. Descendants of Gen 46:20; Num 26:28–37 Read
39. 2. Father of Igal, the spy Num 13:7 Read
40. 3. Of the sons of Asaph 1 Chr 25:2, 9 Read
41. 4. A returned exile Ezra 10:42 Read
42. 5. A priest Neh 12:14 Read
43. 6. Husband of Mary Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; Matt 1:18–25; Luke 1:27 Read
44. His genealogy Matt 1:1–16; Luke 3:23–38 Read
45. An angel appears and testifies to the innocence of his betrothed Matt 1:19–24 Read
46. Lives at Nazareth Luke 2:4 Read
47. Belongs to the town of Bethlehem Luke 2:4 Read
48. Goes to Bethlehem to be enrolled Luke 2:1–4 Read
49. Jesus born to Matt 1:25; Luke 2:7 Read
50. Presents Jesus in the temple Luke 2:22–39 Read
51. Returns to Nazareth Luke 2:39 Read
52. Warned in a dream to escape to Egypt in order to save the infant’s life Matt 2:13–15 Read
53. Warned in a dream to return to Nazareth Matt 2:19–23 Read
54. Attends the annual feast at Jerusalem with his family Luke 2:42–51 Read
55. 7. Of Arimathaea
56. Begs for the body of Jesus for burial in his own tomb Matt 27:57–60; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42 Read
57. 8. Three ancestors of Joseph Luke 3:24, 26, 30 Read
58. 9. Also called BARSABAS, surnamed JUSTUS
59. One of the two persons nominated in place of Judas Acts 1:21, 22, 23 Read
60. 10. A designation of the ten tribes of Israel Amos 5:6 Read

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.