Genesis 37-50 Research Paper

Genesis 37-50 – Joseph is sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites, who sell him into slavery in Potiphar’s house (Egyptian captain of the guard). Joseph is falsely accused of sleeping with Potiphar’s wife and is imprisoned, but he is released for his prowess of interpreting dreams. He predicts the coming of great famine from Pharaoh’s dreams and that earns him respect and a high position in Pharaoh’s court. When the famine occurs, Joseph’s brothers are forced to come to Egypt to ask for food, but they do not recognize that Joseph is the one to whom they are making the request. Joseph tests his brothers and tricks them into bringing the youngest, Benjamin, to Egypt and he threatens to enslave Benjamin for a crime he did not permit. Judah