Joseph, Jacob's favorite son, is hated by his brothers on account of his dreams prognosticating his future dominion, and on the advice of Judah is secretly sold to a caravan of Ishmaelitic merchants going to Egypt. His brothers tell their father that a wild animal has devoured Joseph. Joseph, carried to Egypt, is there sold as a slave to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials.

PEOPLE: Jacob - Joseph - Reuben - Midianites - Ishmeelites - Judah - Potiphar

PLACES: Canaan - Shechem - Dothan - Gilead - Egypt

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