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Joseph Character
Joseph is the favored son of Jacob, sold into slavery by his brothers, who rose to govern Egypt through divinely-given dream interpretation, ultimately saving h…
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Sarah Character
In the expanded patriarchal histories preserved within the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Jasher, the figure of Abraham's wife emerges as a central participan…
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Rikayon Character
In the expansive retellings of patriarchal history preserved in the Book of Jasher, the Egyptian court during the era of Abraham becomes a stage for intricate s…
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Zelicah (Potiphar's Wife) Character
In the rich tapestry of Second Temple pseudepigraphal literature, the apocryphal expansions of the Joseph cycle serve to illuminate moral and theological themes…
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Simeon Character
Simeon is Jacob's second son who, together with Levi, avenges the defilement of their sister Dinah by massacring the men of Shechem - an act of violence that ea…
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Benjamin Character
Benjamin is Jacob's youngest son and the only full brother of Joseph - the child whose birth cost Rachel her life and whose safety becomes the pivot of the enti…
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Reuben Character
Reuben is Jacob's firstborn who loses his birthright through transgression - yet shows compassion by attempting to save Joseph from death and later anguishing a…
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Potiphar Character
Potiphar is the Egyptian officer who purchases Joseph as a slave and elevates him to oversee his entire household - only for his wife Zelicah's false accusation…