Joseph Son Of Jacob Old Testament

After the announcement of his birth we see Joseph next as a seventeen-year-old returning from shepherding the flock with his half-brothers to give Jacob a bad report of them.

Joseph son of jacob old testament. My brothers and my children Listen to Joseph the one beloved of Israel. This is the history of JacobJoseph being seventeen years old was feeding the flock with his brothers. Jacobs sons including Joseph are listed at the end of this page.

30yrs prior to Joesph becoming 2nd in Egypt Genesis 4146. Jacob arrived in Egypt after 2yrs of famine Genesis 456 which followed 7 years of plenty Genesis 41 ie. According to tradition his bones were buried at Shechem oldest of the northern shrines Joshua 2432.

Joseph of the Old Testament is the first Joseph. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah his fathers wives. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.

The Testament of Joseph son of Jacob and Rachel from The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Apocalyptic Literature Testaments volume 2 A copy of the testament of Joseph. At this time Jacob was 130 years old Genesis 479. Eventually Joseph was joined in Egypt by the whole of his extended family Jacob and all his offspring with him his sons and his sons sons with him his daughters and his sons daughters.

Joseph obtained the birthright in Israel because Reuben the firstborn son of Jacobs first wife lost the privilege by transgression 1 Chr. The first was Joseph who is found in the Old Testament book of Genesis. N His father Jacob was about 90 years old when Joseph was born n Was the favorite son of Jacobs favorite wife n Was born about 8 years before Jacob returned from Haran to Canaan.

As Jacobs name became synonymous with all Israel so that of Joseph was eventually equated with all the tribes that made up the northern kingdom. Joseph was the first son of Jacob by his second wife Rachel and the eleventh son Jacob had fathered. 9yrs after Joseph becomes 2nd in Egypt.