Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Pharaoh: Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:179

It’s a story filled with twists, turns, and a whole lot of divine intervention. It's the story of Joseph. After Joseph correctly interprets Pharaoh's dreams, foretelling seven year...

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Marriage of Asenath and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:182

Her story, according to some traditions, starts way before she ever met Joseph. Ginzberg, in his Legends of the Jews, tells us that Asenath actually saved Joseph's life when she wa...

JosephWisdom

Joseph's Vision and Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:186

A famine has gripped the land, and the Egyptians are desperate. Where do they turn? First, to their idols. But these "deceitful idols," as Joseph calls them, offer no help. So, the...

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Kingdom of Manasseh and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:199

According to Legends of the Jews, when Joseph's brothers arrived in Egypt seeking to buy grain, they were asked their names, and the names of their father and grandfather. Can you ...

JosephEgypt

Joseph: Abraham and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:210

In the story of Joseph and his brothers, that desperation takes center stage, laced with guilt and suspicion. Imagine the scene. Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egypt, is testing ...

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Pharaoh: Trial of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:213

The tension, the unspoken words hanging in the air… it’s almost unbearable, isn't it? That's the kind of scene unfolding between Joseph and his brothers in Egypt, a reunion thick w...

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Jacob's Prayer and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:232

It wasn't just a plea for his immediate family, according to Legends of the Jews. It was an intercession, a powerful request not only for his sons, but for all of their descendants...

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Simeon: Joseph and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:242

That's the situation the brothers of Joseph found themselves in, as told in Legends of the Jews. They arrive at Joseph's house – remember, they don't know it's him yet, disguised a...

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Joseph and Divine Judgment of Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:244

It wasn't exactly a warm family reunion around the dinner table. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, the whole meal was fraught with tension, suspicion, and s...

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