`Joseph and his Brothers` from Genesis

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Joseph , the Favorite Son

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The story of Joseph is one of the classic stories which portrayed sibling rivalry that was fueled by envy . Joseph 's story can be found in the book of Genesis , the same biblical book where the story of Cain and Abel ' can be found another story that portrayed sibling rivalry At the beginning of the story , it was pretty obvious that Joseph was loved by his father , Jacob , so much that he was given high regard

over his other brothers upon which ten were older than him . When they finally reached the boiling point , they originally plotted to kill Joseph but later decided to just sell him to a passing Ishmaelite merchant . He was sold to the Pharaoh of Egypt who decided to make him the Pharaoh 's personal servant . This is where he was able to practice and utilize his gift from God , which was interpreting dreams

Joseph , the Favorite Son

Joseph was the eleventh of twelfth sons of Jacob , who was regarded in the bible as Israel while his sons were the twelve tribes of Israel . One day , Joseph had a dream about eleven stars , the sun , and the moon bowing before him (Genesis 37 :9 Revised Standard Version . This is when his father , Jacob , realized that Joseph was blessed by God . Ever since learning about that fact , he became overprotective of Joseph , as he knew that his other sons will try to harm him if...