![]() When the famine came, it effected Canaan whereupon Jacob sent all his sons, except for Benjamin, to Egypt to buy food. Pharaoh charged Joseph, then at age thirty the rank and authority of a viceroy. Joseph also suggested how to put this foreknowledge to good use, by storing produce in warehouses. God gave Joseph the power to interpret dreams, and when the Pharaoh had two disturbing dreams, Joseph was brought before the Pharaoh, and interpreted his dreams, of seven years of plenty, followed by seven years of famine (Gen 41:8-32). His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph:Īll three of their profiles are shown below: Go to People in the Bible or Women in the Bible ![]()
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