Genesis 37
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 37 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 Joseph is hated by his brothers, 13 He is sent to visit his brothers. 18 His brothers conspire to kill him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmaelites. 31 His father, deceived by the bloody robe, mourns for him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt.
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People & Context
Jacob's favored son, seventeen; dreams of dominance, is stripped, thrown in a pit, and sold into Egypt
Father who loves Joseph most and gives him the long tunic; deceived by the bloody robe, he mourns his son
Eldest brother who intervenes to spare Joseph's life and tears his clothes when the pit is found empty
Brother who proposes selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites rather than killing him
Caravan from Gilead bound for Egypt who buy Joseph for twenty pieces of silver
Egyptian eunuch, Pharaoh's chief of executioners, to whom Joseph is finally sold
Timeline
Jacob (Israel) lives in Canaan. Joseph, at 17, shepherds with his half-brothers (sons of Bilhah and Zilpah) and brings a bad report of them to Jacob. Jacob loves Joseph most, making him a coat of many colors. His brothers hate him and cannot speak peacefully to him. Joseph dreams of his sheaf standing tall while his brothers' sheaves bow to it, and later, of the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing to him. He tells these dreams to his brothers and father; his brothers hate him more and are jealous, but his father observes the matter.
Genesis 37:1-11Jacob sends Joseph from the valley of Hebron to check on his brothers and the flock in Shechem. A man directs Joseph to Dothan.
Genesis 37:12-17His brothers see Joseph from a distance, conspire to kill him, and throw him into a pit, planning to say a wild beast ate him.
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