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Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, "Make everyone go out from me!" So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in the plot of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of silver, and which had become an inheritance of the children of Joseph.
And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph's -
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
The house of Jacob shall be a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau shall be stubble; They shall kindle them and devour them, And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau," For the LORD has spoken.
The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph.
Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
And the name of the second he called Ephraim: "For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction."
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."
This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.
Thus he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
And Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come near to me." So they came near. Then he said: "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On, bore to him.
Pharaoh also said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt."
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors.