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Consider Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt. It’s a story we all know, but have you ever thought about the smell of the story? Normally, the Ishmaelite traders, the ones who bought...
The weight of grief, the injustice of his situation… it’s almost unbearable. The text tells us that Joseph wept so intensely that he became “immovable as a stone” (Legends of the J...
That’s the kind of agony Jacob, also known as Israel, was experiencing after hearing of the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph. The news, as you can imagine, hit him like a ...
He was dealing with some serious public relations fallout, you see. Accusations were flying, thanks to his master's wife, and the people just couldn't stop gossiping. But God, in H...
He's interpreting dreams in prison. It all seems so straightforward in the biblical narrative. But let's dig a little deeper, shall we? The Torah tells us that Joseph correctly for...
Pharaoh, back in ancient Egypt, definitely knew that feeling. He had two dreams, back to back, that shook him to his core. And he knew—he just knew—that they weren't just random fi...
That was Pharaoh's predicament, as told in Legends of the Jews. He summons all his wise men, his magicians, his interpreters of dreams. "Tell me," he demands, "what do these vision...
Pharaoh certainly did. Remember the story? Seven fat cows, followed by seven skinny ones that devoured the healthy ones whole. And then ears of grain – plump and full, swallowed up...
Pharaoh had one of those. And it wasn't pretty. You know the story. Pharaoh's dream: Seven fat cows devoured by seven gaunt ones. Seven healthy ears of grain swallowed by seven wit...
