Nave’s Topical Bible
Joseph
85 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Son of Jacob
- Personal appearance of
- His father's favorite child
Genesis 33:2; Genesis 37:3-4,35; Genesis 48:22; 1 Chronicles 5:2; John 4:5
- His father's partiality for, excites the jealousy of his brethren
- His prophetic dreams of his fortunes in Egypt
- Sold as a slave into Egypt
- Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
- Is bought by Potiphar, an officer (LXX has "eunuch") of Pharaoh
- Is prospered of God
- Is falsely accused, and thrown into prison; is delivered by the friendship of another prisoner
- Is an interpreter of dreams
- Of the two prisoners
- Of Pharaoh
- His name is changed to Zaphnath-paaneah
- Is promoted to authority next to Pharaoh at thirty years of age
- Marries the daughter of the priest of On
- Provides against the seven years of famine
- Exports the produce of Egypt to other countries
- Sells the stores of food to the people of Egypt, exacting from them all their money, flocks and herds, lands and lives
- Exempts the priests from the exactions
- His father sends down into Egypt to buy corn (grain)
- Reveals himself to his brothers; sends for his father; provides the land of Goshen for his people; and sustains them during the famine
- His two sons
See EPHRAIM
See MANASSEH
- Mourns the death of his father
- Exacts a pledge from his brothers to convey his remains to Canaan
Genesis 50:2,4,25; Hebrews 11:22; Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32; Acts 7:16
- Death of
- Kindness of heart
- Joseph's integrity
- His humility
- His wisdom
- His piety
- His faith
- Was a prophet
- God's providence with
- His sons jointly called JOSEPH
- Descendants of
- Father of Igal, the spy
- Of the sons of Asaph
- A returned exile
- A priest
- Husband of Mary
Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:27
- His genealogy
- An angel appears and testifies to the innocence of his betrothed
- Lives at Nazareth
- Belongs to the town of Bethlehem
- Goes to Bethlehem to be enrolled
- Jesus born to
- Presents Jesus in the temple
- Returns to Nazareth
- Warned in a dream to escape to Egypt in order to save the infant's life
- Warned in a dream to return to Nazareth
- Attends the annual feast at Jerusalem with his family
- Of Arimathaea
- Begs for the body of Jesus for burial in his own tomb
Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42
- Begs for the body of Jesus for burial in his own tomb
- Three ancestors of Joseph
- Also called BARSABAS, surnamed JUSTUS
- One of the two persons nominated in place of Judas
- 10. A designation of the ten tribes of Israel
Bible verses about “Joseph”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 30:24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.
- Genesis 39:6And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
- Genesis 33:2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
- Genesis 37:4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
- Genesis 37:35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
- Genesis 48:22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
- John 4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
- Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
- Genesis 37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Genesis 37:19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
- Genesis 37:20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
- Genesis 37:21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
- Genesis 37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
- Genesis 37:23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
- Genesis 37:24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
- Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
- Genesis 37:27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
- Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
- Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Genesis 37:5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
- Genesis 37:6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
- Genesis 37:7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
- Genesis 37:8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
- Genesis 37:9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
- Genesis 37:10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
- Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
- Genesis 37:30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
- Genesis 37:31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
- Genesis 37:32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
- Genesis 37:33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
- Genesis 37:34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 39:2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Genesis 39:3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
- Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
- Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.