Egypt

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Explore 2,541 Jewish texts related to the theme of Egypt, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Pharaoh: Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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...

Marriage of Joseph and Asenath

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Sometimes, the most fascinating tales lie just beyond the edges of the well-known ones. Take Joseph, for instance. We know he rose to power in Egypt, but what about his wife, Asena...

Joseph's Vision and Ishmaelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

This one involves Joseph, yes, that Joseph, the one with the coat of many colors, the dreamer who rose to power in Egypt. But before the famine, before the brothers came begging fo...

Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

That’s kind of what happened in Egypt, according to the legends surrounding Joseph, the dreamer who rose to power. Remember Joseph? Sold into slavery by his brothers, he ended up i...

Joseph's Vision and Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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...

Pharaoh's Legacy and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Not just a little hunger pang, but the gnawing, desperate emptiness that turns societies upside down. That’s the scene we’re walking into. "The grain that we put aside during the g...

Joseph's Journey and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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...

Joseph Leaves Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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....

Kingdom of Manasseh and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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 ...