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10081 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age,” and he “made him a long garment with sleeves” ( Genesis 37:3, R.V. marg.), i.e., a garment long …
10082 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
When he was about seventeen years old Joseph incurred the jealous hatred of his brothers ( Genesis 37:4 ). They “hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.” Their anger was increased when he told them his dreams ( Genesis 37:11 ).
10083 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , sent Joseph as his messenger to make inquiry regarding them. Joseph found that they had left Shechem for Dothan, whither he followed them. As soon as they saw …
10084 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… to Joseph’s being remembered subsequently by the chief butler when Pharaoh also dreamed. At his suggestion Joseph was brought from prison to interpret …
10085 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… to Joseph to buy corn” ( Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57; Genesis 47:13, Genesis 47:14 ). Thus “Joseph gathered up all the money that was in the land of Egypt, and in the land …
10086 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… famine Joseph’s brethren also came down to Egypt to buy corn. The history of his dealings with them, and of the manner in which he at length made himself known …
10087 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , Joseph went up to Canaan to bury his father in “the field of Ephron the Hittite” ( Genesis 47:29-31; Genesis 50:1-14 ). This was the last recorded act of Joseph, who again …
10088 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.10 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph’s treatment by Potiphar’s wife. Potiphar and Potipherah are the Egyptian Pa-tu-pa-Ra, ‘the gift of the sun-god.’ The name given to Joseph, Zaphnath-paaneah …
10089 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.11 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Asenath, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim ( Genesis 41:50 ). Joseph having obtained a promise from his brethren that when the time should come that God …
10090 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.12 (Matthew G. Easton)
The Pharaoh of Joseph’s elevation was probably Apepi, or Apopis, the last of the Hyksos kings. Some, however, think that Joseph came to Egypt in the reign of Thothmes III. (see PHARAOH ), long after the expulsion of the Hyksos.
10091 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.13 (Matthew G. Easton)
The name Joseph denotes the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh in Deuteronomy 33:13-17; the kingdom of Israel in Ezekiel 37:16, Ezekiel 37:19, Amos 5:6; and the whole covenant people of Israel in Psalm 81:4 .
10092 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Joseph.17 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , granted Joseph’s request, who immediately, having purchased fine linen ( Mark 15:46 ), proceeded to Golgotha to take the body down from the cross. There, assisted …
10093 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Juda.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
(3.) Son of Joanna, and father of Joseph in Christ’s maternal ancestry ( Luke 3:26 ), probably identical with Abiud ( Matthew 1:13 ), and with Obadiah ( 1 Chronicles 3:21 ).
10094 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Judah.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph, so that his life was spared ( Genesis 37:26, Genesis 37:27 ). He took a lead in the affairs of the family, and “prevailed above his brethren” ( Genesis 43:3-10 …
10095 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Judah.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph to the Ishmaelites, Judah went to reside at Adullam, where he married a woman of Canaan. (See ONAN; TAMAR .) After the death of his wife Shuah, he returned …
10096 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Justus.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… for Joseph, surnamed Barsabas. He and Matthias are mentioned only in Acts 1:23. “They must have been among the earliest disciples of Jesus, and must have been …
10097 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Linen.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
… arrayed Joseph in a dress of linen ( Genesis 41:42 ).
10098 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Magic.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph ( Genesis 44:5 ). The magicians of Egypt are frequently referred to in the history of the Exodus. Magic was an inherent part of the ancient Egyptian religion …
10099 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Manasseh.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… upon Joseph’s knees” ( Genesis 50:23; R.V., “born upon Joseph’s knees”) i.e., were from their birth adopted by Joseph as his own children.
10100 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Mary.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture ( Matthew 2:11; Acts 1:14 ). Little is known of her personal history …