Abraham was the father of many nations. Ismael was Abraham's first born which he had with Agar, a slave. Isaac was the second son of Abraham, which he had with his wife Sarah. Eventually, Isaac had Jacob and Esau which both wanted the heritage. Jacob gained his father's blessing and had twelve sons and a daughter. Jacob had a favorite son which was Joseph, first born of his true love. Joseph was the second youngest brother and his other brothers didn't like him. Joseph had a tough life but at the end he became the most powerful man in Egypt other than the Pharaoh. Joseph was one of the twelve sons of Jacob. He was one of the youngest brothers with Benjamin. Joseph was his father's favorite son since was the first born he had with his …show more content…
Reuben told them that instead of doing this they should throw him in a pit, even though later he was going to go and get him. The brothers took away his multicolored tunic and threw him into the pit. Later on, Reuben left to work and a group of people who were going to Egypt were passing by. When their brothers saw these people they had the idea of selling Joseph to them, this way they wouldn't have to kill him and they will never get to see him again. So the brothers sold Joseph to a man called Potiphar meanwhile Reuben wasn't there. Later on, the brothers decided to put Joseph's tunic into animal blood, that way they made it seen as if a wild animal killed Joseph. Joseph's father was devastated with the news, so much that nobody could comfort …show more content…
He was a great worker too, but the problems started with Potiphar's wife. His wife asked Joseph to lay down with her but Joseph denied. Since he denied, Potiphar's wife told him that Joseph was the one who wanted to lay with her which of course, wasn't true. Potiphar had Joseph sent to jail but still Joseph in jail, the Lord was with him. In fact, Joseph was put to stay in charge of the prisoners. Eventually, a cupbearer and a baker who worked for the Pharaoh got to jail too. They both had a dream which they told to Joseph and Joseph told the cupbearer that will get out soon. Joseph also told the cupbearer that he didn't forget about him when he got out of jail. The cupbearer was released and forgot about Joseph and what he did for him. After two years, the Pharaoh was having a dream that nobody could understand, so the cupbearer remembered about Joseph and his special gift. When Joseph was brought to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh told him about the dream he was having and Joseph explained it to him perfectly. He explained the Pharaoh that there will be seven years of good crops and growth in Egypt, but then there will also be seven years of no food or resources. The Pharaoh did exactly what Joseph told him and he put Joseph in charge of everything else in Egypt. Joseph became one of the most powerful man in Egypt. People of all nations came to Egypt for food and resources, and one