The Story of Joseph

                      Genesis 46 New International Version Jacob Goes to Egypt   8  These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob. 9  The sons of Reuben: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. 10  The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11  The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 12  The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 13  The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, [ a ] Jashub [ b ] and Shimron. 14  The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel. 15  These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, [ c ] besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all. 16  The sons of Gad: Zephon, [ d ] Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon,...

                Painting of foreign delegation in the tomb of Khnumhotep II circa 1900 BCE (detail of "Abisha the Hyksos")            Hyksos characters     The Hyksos ( / ˈ h ɪ k s ɒ s / ; Egyptian ḥqꜣ(w) - ḫꜣswt , Egyptological pronunciation : heqau khasut , [ 4 ] "ruler(s) of foreign lands"), in modern Egyptology , are the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt [ 5 ] (fl. c. 1650–1550 BC). [ a ] Their seat of power was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta , from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egypt up to Cusae . In the Aegyptiaca , a history of Egypt written by the Greco-Egyptian priest and historian Manetho in the 3rd century BC, the term Hyksos is used ethnically to designate people of probable West Semitic, Levantine origin. [ 1 ] [ 9 ] While Manetho portrayed the Hyksos as invaders and oppressors, this interpretation is questioned in modern Egyptology. [ 10 ] Ins...

    l8i     Revenge   Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more re·venge / rəˈvenj / noun noun : revenge the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands. "other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands"       Genesis 45 New International Version Joseph Makes Himself Known 1  Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2  And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. 3  Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4  Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I...

                  Genesis 41 (NIV) 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. … 50  Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.                                      Genesis 44 A Silver Cup in a Sack 1 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack. 2  Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said. 3  As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys. 4  They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Go after tho...