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Genesis 45:6 and 11 tell us that when Joseph sent his brothers back to Canaan to bring Jacob to Egypt, there had been two years of famine. Thus we can say that Joseph was 39 years old when Jacob went to Egypt.
Joseph was the son of Jacob and the husband of Mary, but he was not the physical father of Jesus. We do not read that Joseph was the “father of” Jesus. Instead, we read “Mary, by whom Jesus was born.”
22 kwi 2024 · 3. Jacob’s Children. God made the lineage of Jacob fruitful and blessed him with twelve sons and one daughter (Genesis 29-30). Through his wives and their maidservants, here are Jacob’s children arranged by their birth mothers: Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; Bilhah (Rachel’s maidservant): Dan and Naphtali
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, lived in the land of Canaan with ten half-brothers, one full brother, and at least one half-sister. He was Rachel's firstborn and Jacob's eleventh son. Of all the sons, Joseph was preferred by his father, who gave him a "long coat of many colors".
By Jacob's command [Gen 48.5], Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, were regarded as de facto "Tribes" of Israel. Thus, the land allocations of Joseph and Levi were given instead to Ephraim and Manasseh, preserving *twelve* as the number of tribes.
When did Jacob and Joseph finally reunite after being separated? How old were Joseph's sons Manasseh and Ephraim when they were blessed by their grandfather? The answer to these and other questions can be found in the below timeline!
19 sie 2024 · Outline of the Life of Joseph. Joseph was one of the most important characters of the Old Testament. Being the firstborn of Jacob and Rachel, he was favored by his father and seemingly received the blessing of the firstborn even though he was eleventh in birth order for Jacob (Israel.)
