1726/1725 BC
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Joseph
life, dates, and events
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Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2198–2308
Genesis 50:22–26 · 1616/1615 BC
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Look up Joseph in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Joseph →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Joseph →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Joseph →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Joseph →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Joseph
Creation year 21981726/1725 BC
Joseph is born
The family chronology places Joseph’s birth in year 2198.
Genesis 30:22–24 · KJV
“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she called his name Joseph.”
Jasher 31:20–21
Open Creation year 2198 in the Original Timeline →Rachel conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Joseph, saying, May the Lord add to me another son.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 22141710/1709 BC
Joseph is sold into Egypt
Joseph is seventeen during Creation year 2214, and the sale into Egypt is placed in that year.
Genesis 37:2, 28 · KJV
“Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.”
Jasher 42:1–3
Open Creation year 2214 in the Original Timeline →The sons of Jacob sold Joseph to the Midianites, and the Midianites sold him into Egypt.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 22281696/1695 BC
Joseph becomes ruler in Egypt
Joseph’s thirtieth year places his elevation in year 2228.
Genesis 41:41, 46 · KJV
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Jasher 49:38–39
Open Creation year 2228 in the Original Timeline →Pharaoh placed Joseph over all Egypt, and Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 22291695/1694 BC
Seven years of plenty begin
The seven years of plenty follow Joseph’s elevation and run before the famine.
Genesis 41:47–49 · KJV
“And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much.”
Jasher 50:7
Open Creation year 2229 in the Original Timeline →The earth brought forth abundantly in the seven years of plenty, and Joseph gathered the food into the cities.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 22361688/1687 BC
Seven years of famine begin
After seven completed years of plenty, the famine begins in year 2236.
Genesis 41:53–54 · KJV
“And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said.”
Jasher 50:8
Open Creation year 2236 in the Original Timeline →The years of famine began to come according to the word of Joseph, and the famine was in all lands.
Read these verses in our Jasher reader →Creation year 23081616/1615 BC
Joseph dies
Joseph’s 110-year lifespan ends in year 2308.
Genesis 50:22, 26 · KJV
“And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old.”
Jasher 59:25
Open Creation year 2308 in the Original Timeline →Joseph died in Egypt in the one hundred and tenth year of his life, and they embalmed him and placed him in a coffin.
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