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Joseph was one of the 12 sons

of a man Jacob in Canaan.

He had 10 elder brothers and one younger brother.

Joseph's mother had died

when she gave birth to his younger brother.

Joseph and his brothers

helped their father in the field

They also herded the sheep.

Joseph was the favorite child of Jacob

since he was young and innocent.

Jacob spent a lot of time with Joseph.

This made the brothers very jealous

On his seventeeth birthday,

Jacob gifted Joseph a beautiful coat

that had all the colors of the rainbow on it.

Joseph was very happy,

but his brothers were not!

They were now even more jealous

They felt that their father did not appreciate

all the hard work they were doing for him.

One night Joseph had a strange dream.

He was very excited,

and He went to his brothers

who were herding the sheep.

Hey Simeon,

I had a very strange dream yesterday night.

You should hear this!

Ow look!….

Daddy's little pet had a dream.

Don't waste my time boy!

I have a lot of work to do.

I can't sit and dream all day like you

No…. listen!

In my dream, we were all tying up sheafs in the field.

All of a sudden, my sheaf stood upright

while your sheafs bowed down to mine!

Simeon looked scornfully at his Joseph

and then at his brothers.

Oh...

he is'nt just stupid.

He thinks that even we are stupid??

No….

this was my dream!

And listen, in another dream….

The sun, the moon and the stars

were all bowing down to me!

That was so beautiful!

So, now you want us to bow down to you, huh?

Run away before we beat you with this stick!!

One day,

Jacob sent Joseph to check on his brothers

who were resting on the hillside.

They were actually talking about Joseph

and how irritating he was.

When they saw Joseph running to them from a distance,

they got so angry

that they actually planned to kill him!

Reuben,

the eldest brother felt strongly against this,

but he knew that his brothers

were too angry to listen to him.

Let's kill this irritating boy

and we wont have to worry about him ever again!

What do you think my brothers?

Come on Simeon….

We are his brothers.

We cannot just kill him.

We will just

throw him into this deserted well

and decide what to do with him later.

Hmm...

that's a good idea!

As Joseph came to where their brothers were resting,

Simeon and Reuben held him

while another brother took off his colorful coat.

Then they threw him into the well.

The brothers returned home,

leaving Joseph all alone in the well.

Reuben was sad at what happened,

he planned to come around later and rescue Jacob..

Just then, they saw a group of merchants were passing by.

They were from Egypt

and were returning after selling their merchandise.

Then Levi, another brother had an idea.

Why don't we sell Joseph to these Egyptian merchants?

That way, we can get rid

of him once and for all without killing him!

That's a great idea Levi.

Let's do it.

Call those merchants here.

We will also have some money on our hands!

Where is Reuben?

Will he agree with this?

Hmm..

He went home to pick up something.

Don't worry,

he will agree with us!

The brothers tied Joseph's hands behind his back,

and sold their little brother

to the merchants for 20 silver coins.

When Rueben came back,

he was terrified to hear what his brothers had done,

but he could not say anything.

The brothers then took Jacob's coat

and sprinkled it with the blood of a goat.

The brothers went back to Jacob

and told him that Joseph had been captured

by a wild animal.

Jacob burst out crying,

and he was deeply saddened

for his favorite son's loss.

Joseph was sold to a very rich Egyptian named Potiphar.

He was an assistant to the Pharaoh.

Joseph was very intelligent and hardworking.

He was also very handsome.

Potiphar was very pleased with Jacob

and put him in charge of all his properties.

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Unfortunately,

Potiphar's wife one day

had an unnecessary argument with Joseph.

Since she was upset with him,

she told lies about Joseph to her husband.

Potiphar was angry with Joseph,

and he send him to jail.

When in jail,

Joseph overheard two prisoners

talking to each other.

One prisoner was a servant

to the Pharaoh and the other was a baker.

I had the strangest dream yesterday night.

I wish I could make some sense of it.

My dreams are even more weird than yours.

Maybe I can help you…

I can help you understand your dreams.

Ha ha….

You're just a boy.

How are you going to understand my dreams?

I do not interpret them.

My god helps me.

I will try to tell them what they mean.

My God surely has a message for you.

So, the servant described his dream to Joseph.

Joseph listened to him carefully

and told the servant that his dream meant

he would be released from prison in 3 days

and he would be taken back by the Pharaoh as his servant

Joseph asked the servant

to remember him when meets the Pharaoh

and ask that he be released,

Three days later…..

the servant was released

just like Joseph had predicted!

But when he returned to the prison,

he forgot all about Joseph..

And because of this….

Joseph remained in prison for two long years.

One night,

the Pharoah had a strange dream and could not sleep.

The next monrning,

he called all his wise men,

ministers, and counselors

and described his dream to them.

Nobody had an answer to what they could mean.

When the servant, who was in jail with Joseph, heard about this, he suddenly remembered his promise! He ran to the Pharaoh and told him about the prisoner who could interpret dreams. The Pharaoh immediately summoned Joseph.

who was in jail with Joseph,

heard about this,

he suddenly remembered his promise!

He ran to the Pharaoh

and told him about the prisoner

who could interpret dreams.

The Pharaoh immediately summoned Joseph.

So….

My servant says you can interpret dreams.

He tells me you are extremely gifted!

I am not capable of such things your majesty.

My God works through me.

He can give you the meaning of your dreams.

Describe your dream to me.

Very well.

In my dream,

I saw 7 fat cows eating grass in a field.

Then 7 thin ugly cows

rose up from the river Nile

and swallowed the seven fat cows!

What does this mean??

Joseph listened to the Pharaoh

and then closed eyes for some time.

He walked across the room

and came back to the Pharaoh.

My lord,

this dream you just described

is very symbolic.

It is a message from God.

God is telling you that a great famine is coming.

It will last for 7 years.

There will be no food to grow,

no rains.

A lot of people will starve and die.

Oh...

That is terrible news.

We are all doomed then!

Wait my lord, I am not finished yet.

The dream came to you as a warning from God

to prepare for the famine.

There will be 7 years of plenty before the famine.

So, you can store up on Food grains and livestock,

and other supplies during this period.

You must make the most of this chance

to produce excess food

so that you can store it for later.

Oh…. You are right!

Thank God I found you.

This is great news.

We will be prepared for the famine.

We will produce plenty of food

and build up storages for the difficult times.

Thank you Joseph.

You are the most wise man in the kingdom.

I am appointing you in charge of overseeing this work.

Your majesty….

The honor is truly mine!

These are not my powers.

God speaks through me.

I am simply conveying his message to you.

Joseph helped the king to grow extra food grains,

and build storages during the seven years of plenty,

so that people would not starve during the seven-year famine.

He was also very popular among the people

and earned their love and respect.

The seven years of plenty had passed by.

The famine started.

In the places around Egypt,

animals were dying,

lakes and rivers dried up,

and people were starving to death.

The people of Egypt

had plenty to eat and drink

because of the work done by Pharaoh with Joseph.

They had so much of grain stored up

that they were selling whatever was left to people

outside of Egypt who were starving.

Jacob and his sons were struck by the famine as well!

Their crops had all failed

and their sheep had died one by one

until nothing was left.

They had heard of the Egyptian Pharaoh

who was selling food grains

to people outside of Egypt.

So, Jacob sent his 10 sons to Egypt

to get food for the family.

Benjamin, the youngest son stayed back with Jacob.

When the brothers reached the palace of the Pharaoh

where the food grains were being distributed,

they saw a royally dressed man

sitting on a high chair

and supervising the distribution of the food.

They approached him.

It was actually Joseph!

But they did not recognize him

since it had been 10 years

since they had seen him.

But Joseph recognized his brothers.

He realized that they did not know it was him….

And he kept quiet.

His brothers greeted him

and then bowed down in front of him….