Joseph Sold Into Slavery

Joseph's brothers are so jealous of their father's favorite that they sell him to slave traders and fake his death.

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What Happened

Jacob gives Joseph a special robe, and Joseph keeps having dreams about his family bowing to him — which doesn't help the sibling rivalry. When the brothers get their chance, they throw him in a pit, then sell him to Midianite traders for twenty pieces of silver. They dip his robe in goat blood and let their father believe Joseph was killed by a wild animal. Jacob is inconsolable.

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Genesis

The Dreamer They Couldn't Stand

A seventeen-year-old with prophetic dreams and his father's favorite coat becomes the target of his own brothers' rage. What starts as jealousy ends with Joseph sold into slavery — and a father convinced his son is dead.

Key People

JosephJacobJudahReuben

Key Places

Dothan Canaan

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