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Take, for example, the story of Joseph and his brothers. We know about the coat, the jealousy, the slavery in Egypt… but what about their lives outside of that central drama? Inter...
We know the big picture from the Torah: Potiphar, imprisonment, interpreting dreams, and ultimately becoming second-in-command to Pharaoh. But what about those missing pieces? What...
We're diving into the story of Zuleika, Potiphar's wife, from Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, a collection drawing from centuries of Jewish tradition. You see, Zuleika had h...
But the why behind the seven years of plenty and the seven years of famine might be more dramatic than you think. Remember how Joseph, after years of hardship, finally finds himsel...
After years of hardship, false accusations, and imprisonment, Joseph's fortunes take a dramatic turn. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph's wisdom and ability to interpret dreams, elevate...
A devastating famine had gripped the land of Canaan, and word reached Joseph, now a high-ranking official in Egypt, that his brothers might be forced to come seeking grain. Remembe...
That’s the feeling I get when I read about Joseph and his brothers in Egypt. : Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers, rises to become one of the most powerful men in Egypt....
That’s where we find ourselves in the story of Joseph and his brothers. They'd sold him into slavery, a secret festering between them. Now, facing hardship, their first thought, th...
We all know the story, but let's try to picture it. Imagine Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egypt. He’s no longer the naive youth they tossed into a pit. The text paints a vivid s...
