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Joseph was seventeen years old when his brothers sold him into slavery (Genesis 37:2). He then lived in Egypt for thirteen years, between his time serving Potiphar and his time in prison, and, at the age of thirty was released from prison and set over the land of Egypt (Genesis 41:46).
4 lip 2020 · Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt to Potiphar, Gen 37. Joseph works in Potiphar's house but later jailed, Gen 39. Joseph interprets two dreams by the cupbearer and the baker, two years before Pharaoh's dreams, Gen 40, Gen 41:1. Therefore, Joseph is 28 years old.
How old was Jacob when he stole Esau's birthright? When was Joseph sold into slavery? What caused both men to reunite after 22 years?
Genesis 41:46 says that Joseph was 30 years old when he entered Pharaoh’s service. As soon as he did so, the time of plenty predicted by Pharaoh’s dreams began. Genesis 41:47 and 53 tell us that 7 years of plenty came in Egypt, followed by famine.
Joseph was only 17 years old when his brothers sold him into slavery, and probably 39 when his family moved to Egypt. If, in his position as Pharaoh's right-hand man, he violated Egyptian custom to comply with the laws of Israel by wearing a beard, then there was very obvious reason for his brothers to not recognize him.
Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him into Slavery. 37 Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived. 2 This is the account of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives.
Joseph Is Sold to Potiphar in Egypt. 39 The traders[a] who bought Joseph took him down to Egypt. They sold him to the captain of Pharaoh’s guard, Potiphar. 2 The Lord helped Joseph become a successful man. Joseph lived in the house of his master, Potiphar the Egyptian.
