9 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
Acts 7:9
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1 Clement 4:8–10
8 By reason of jealousy our father Jacob ran away from the face of Esau his brother. (1CL) 9 Jealousy caused Joseph to be persecuted even unto death, and to come even unto bondage. (1CL) 10 Jealousy compelled Moses to flee from the face of Pharaoh king of Egypt while it was said… (1CL)
Psalms 105:16–18
16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. 17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. 18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
Genesis 39:1–2
1 Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in…
Genesis 37:3–5
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. 4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind… 5 …
Genesis 37:35–36
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Genesis 39:19–21
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger. 20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison, 21 …
Book of Jubilees 34:10–12
10 And in the seventh year of this week [2149 A.M.] he sent Joseph to learn about the welfare of his brothers from his house to the land of Shechem, and he found them in the land of Dothan. (JUB) 11 And they dealt treacherously with him, and formed a plot against him to s… (JUB)
Exodus 1:7–9
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