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# Joseph (OT) #
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## Facts: ##
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Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob and the first son of his mother Rachel.
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* Joseph was his father's favorite son.
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* His brothers were jealous of him and sold him into slavery.
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* While in Egypt, Joseph was falsely accused and put into prison.
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* In spite of his difficulties, Joseph remained faithful to God.
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* God brought him to the second highest place of power in Egypt and used him to save people in a time when there was little food. The people of Egypt, as well as his own family, were kept from starving.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [egypt](../other/egypt.md) **·** [jacob](../other/jacob.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 30:22-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/30/22)
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* [Genesis 33:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/33/01)
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* [Genesis 37:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/37/01)
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* [Genesis 37:23-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/37/23)
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* [Genesis 41:55-57](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/41/55)
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* [John 04:4-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/04/04)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[08-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-02)__ __Joseph's__ brothers hated him because their father loved him most and because Joseph had dreamed that he would be their ruler.
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__*[08-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-04)__ The slave traders took __Joseph__ to Egypt.
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__*[08-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-05)__ Even in prison, __Joseph__ remained faithful to God, and God blessed him.
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__*[08-07](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-07)__ God had given __Joseph__ the ability to interpret dreams, so Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him from the prison.
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__*[08-09](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-09)__ __Joseph__ told the people to store up large amounts of food during the seven years of good harvests.
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__*[09-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/09-02)__ The Egyptians no longer remembered __Joseph__ and all he had done to help them.
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